Revision Flashcards
Words that sound the same as what they represent
Onomatopoeia
The use of the same lettter at the beginning of words that are close
Alliteration
To give an inanimate object human characteristics
Personification
To describe something ‘as’ or ‘like’ something else
Simile
To use the same word/phrase more than one
Repetition
Comparing two things by saying they are each other
Metaphor
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line
Enjambment
To describe a beat of a poem
Rhythm
When lines of poetry end with the same sounds
Rhyme
Groups of lines in a poem ( a verse)
Stanza
When vowel sounds within words are the same or very similar
Assonace
Point at wich poem changes mood, time, etc
Pivot
A pause within a lineof poetry to give emphasis
Caesura
Use of wordsor phrases that are often sarcastic amd or humerous
Irony
Soft, breathy sounds: s, z, th, f
Fricatives