Unseen poem Flashcards
1
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Alliteration
A
Repeated consonant letters
eg: “big black branch”
2
Q
Assonance
A
Repeated vowels
eg: “I rose and told him no”
3
Q
Metaphor
A
Comparison without using like or as
eg: “my beloved is a rose”
4
Q
Simile
A
Comparison using like or as
eg: “my beloved is like a rose”
5
Q
Personification
A
To give living or human qualities to something that is dead
eg: “the house groaned in the wind”
6
Q
Sibilance
A
Repeated “s” or soft “c” sounds
eg: “the soft sounds of “the seas”
7
Q
Enjambment
A
Use of run-on lines
- gives the poem a sense of flow
8
Q
Onomatopoeia
A
The sound of the words reflect their meaning
eg: “whip”
9
Q
Hyperbole
A
Poetic exaggeration
eg: “I would travel for ten thousand days and nights to see you”
10
Q
Imagery
A
Powerful, strong and visual images
- allows us to picture the poem in our minds
