Technipues Flashcards
What is onomatopoeia
Words that sound the same as what they represent
Alliteration
The use of the same letter at the beginning of words that are close
Personification
Giving a inanimate object human characteristics
Similie
To describe something using like or as
Repetition
Using the same word/phrase more than once
Metaphor
Comparing two things by saying they are eachother
Enjambment
A continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end line
Rhythm
This describes the beat of a poem
Rhyme
When lines of poetry end with the same sounds
Stanza
Group of lines in a poem (a verse)
Assonance
When vowel sounds in words are the same or similar
Pivot
Point at which poem changes mood , time , etc
Caesura
A pause within a line of poetry to give emphisis
Irony
Use of words, phrases that often are sarcastic and humorous
Fricatives
Soft, breathy sounds: s, z, th, f
Plosives
Hard, explosive sounds: p, t, k, b, g, d
Sibilance
Sounded with a hissing effect e.g: s, sh
Superlative
Expressing the highest or a very high degree of quality
Juxtaposition
Who things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
Foreshadowing
Being a warning or indication of future events
Lexical set
A group of words with the same topics, function ot form
Archaisms
Words that are very old or old fashioned
End focus
The most important in a clause or sentence is placed at the end
