Terminology

Question 1

Metre

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Metre is the rhythm of a poem, it’s ‘beat’ or ‘heartbeat’. It is created by where emphasis in naturally put on certain syllables within words

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Stanza

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A stanza is a ‘verse’ of a poem

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Rhyme

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Rhyme is when sounds within words sound the same as each other. It can be at the end of lines, or within lines

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Alliteration

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Alliteration is the purposeful repetition of sounds (not necessarily letters - think ‘f’ and ‘ph’!)

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Assonance

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Assonance is a type of alliteration. It is the repetition specifically of vowel sounds

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Line

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A line is one word within a stanza

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Consonance

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Consonance is a type of alliteration. It is the repetition specifically of consonant sounds

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Sibilance

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Sibilance is a type of consonance. It is the repetition specifically of ‘s’, ‘sh’, ‘z’

Question 9

Repetition

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Repetition is when a word, phrase, sentence, idea, or even whole stanza is purposefully written more than once throughout a poem

Question 10

Juxtaposition

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Juxtaposition is when two opposite or contrasting ideas are placed near each other

Question 11

Caesura

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Caesura is when there’s a forced break in a line. This might be created by putting a semi-colon, full stop, hyphen, colon or ellipsis in the middle of the line. It could also be created by breaking off one line, and indenting the following line

Question 12

Enjambment

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Enjambment is when a lines does not end with any punctuation, but ‘runs on’ into the next line. If you are reading it, you might not be aware there’s a line break in between them

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Oxymoron

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An oxymoron is a ‘contradiction in terms’. It is when two opposite or incompatible words are placed right next to each other

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Similie

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A simile is a way of describing something by comparing it to something else using the words ‘as’ or ‘like’

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Metaphor

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A metaphor is a way of describing something by saying it is something else, to draw out certain qualities it has

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Anaphora

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A anaphora is a rhetorical device that’s the repetition of a word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines to create a sonic effect

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Semantic fields

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the use of a group of words that all link to the same topic

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Quatrain structure

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A quatrain is a stanza in a poem that has exactly four lines

Question 19

Anadiplosis

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the last word or phrase of one clause, sentence, or line is repeated at the beginning of the next.

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Mesodiplosis

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repetition of a word or phrase at the middle of every clause.

Question 21

Epistrophe

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the repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.

Question 22

What to use instead of This shows, suggests, makes us want to read on

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This exemplifies, 
epitomises, 
reinforces, 
evokes, 
consolidates, 
Implies,
blossoms our understanding, 
hints, 
gives off the impression that

Question 23

Hyperbole

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Over exaggerating

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Personification

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Giving a non- human, human features

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Rule of three

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Three words or phrases in a row to describe something

Question 26

Onomatopoeia

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Words that describe sound