Terminology Flashcards
Metre
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
Stanza
A stanza is a ‘verse’ of a poem
Rhyme
Rhyme is when sounds within words sound the same as each other. It can be at the end of lines, or within lines
Alliteration
Alliteration is the purposeful repetition of sounds (not necessarily letters - think ‘f’ and ‘ph’!)
Assonance
Assonance is a type of alliteration. It is the repetition specifically of vowel sounds
Line
A line is one word within a stanza
Consonance
Consonance is a type of alliteration. It is the repetition specifically of consonant sounds
Sibilance
Sibilance is a type of consonance. It is the repetition specifically of ‘s’, ‘sh’, ‘z’
Repetition
Repetition is when a word, phrase, sentence, idea, or even whole stanza is purposefully written more than once throughout a poem
Juxtaposition
Juxtaposition is when two opposite or contrasting ideas are placed near each other
Caesura
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
Enjambment
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
Oxymoron
An oxymoron is a ‘contradiction in terms’. It is when two opposite or incompatible words are placed right next to each other
Similie
A simile is a way of describing something by comparing it to something else using the words ‘as’ or ‘like’
Metaphor
A metaphor is a way of describing something by saying it is something else, to draw out certain qualities it has
Anaphora
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
Semantic fields
the use of a group of words that all link to the same topic
Quatrain structure
A quatrain is a stanza in a poem that has exactly four lines
Anadiplosis
the last word or phrase of one clause, sentence, or line is repeated at the beginning of the next.
Mesodiplosis
repetition of a word or phrase at the middle of every clause.
Epistrophe
the repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.
What to use instead of This shows, suggests, makes us want to read on
This exemplifies, epitomises, reinforces, evokes, consolidates, Implies, blossoms our understanding, hints, gives off the impression that
Hyperbole
Over exaggerating
Personification
Giving a non- human, human features
Rule of three
Three words or phrases in a row to describe something
Onomatopoeia
Words that describe sound
