Unseen Poetry Flashcards
1
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Metaphor
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An idea where something is presented as something else!
Like the simile, it is based on a point of similarity, but this image identifies them completely:
2
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Simile
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A comparison of one thing with another, where the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ are used
3
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Personification
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The effect created when a non-human object or quality is written about as if it were a human being
4
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Onomatopoeia
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Sounds of words which mime or resemble the sounds of the object being described
5
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Alliteration
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The repetition of the same consonant sound. It is used to highlight the feeling of sound or movement to intensify meaning:
“Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Pepper”
6
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WILSON
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What is the poem about Idea Language Devices Structural Devices Opinion NOW plan
