teqniques Flashcards
rhythm
the arrangement of a word which makes a beat
stanza
a section of a poem
rhyme
the arrangement at the end of lines of peotry so thata the word end with the same sound
repetition
a word or phrase appearing more than once to firmly stuck in the readers mind
alliteraition
a patern or sound when words are close together
onomatopoeia
words that immitate sounds
simie
a compariosn between one thing and another using the words like and as
metaphor
a comparsion a writer makes between two things
personificaition
giving something human characteristics
sibilance
repetition of the s sound
caesura
a pause in the poem usulally witha full stop
enjamberement
where a sentance in poetry runs over to the next line or stanza
sensual imagary
this is imagry thatreflects the 5 senses
plosive constansts
words with b or p
juxtaposition
putting words or phrases close together for effect
oxymoron
putting terms togeteher which are very different
temporal imagry
words associated with time
pathetic fallacy
using the weather or nature ina place to describe the mood
figurative language
an overal term for imagry or description
anaphora
the repetition of and at the begining of a line of poetry
volta
the truning point in poetry
sonnet
a poem with 14 lines with 10 syllables in each line
