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The use of the same letter at the beginning of words
that are close
Alliteration
Words that sound the same as what they represent
Onomatopoeia
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 once
Repitition
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
This describes the beat of a poem
Rythm
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
Assonance
Point at which poem changes mood, time, etc.
Pivot
A pause within a line of poetry to give emphasis
Caesura
Use of words or phrases that are often sarcastic and
or humorous
Irony
Soft, breathy sounds: s, z, th, f
Fricatives
Hard, explosive sounds: p, t, k, b, g, d
Plosives
Sounded with a hissing effect, for example s, sh
Sibilance
Expressing the highest or a very high degree of a
quality
Superlative
Two things being seen or placed close together with
contrasting effect
Juxtaposition
Be a warning or indication of (a future event)
Foreshadowing
A group of words with the same topic, function or
form
Lexical set
Words that are very old or old-fashioned
Archaisms
The most important information in a clause or
sentence is placed at the end
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