Y9 Poetic Terms Flashcards
To use the same word/phrase more than once
Repetion
When lines of poetry end with the same sounds
Rhyme
Point at which poem changes mood, time, etc
Pivot
Hard, explosive sounds: p, t, k, b, g, d
Plosives
Sounded with a hissing effect, for example s, sh
Sibilance
A group of words with the same topic, function or
form
Lexical set
Words that sound the same as what they represent
Onomatopoeia
When vowel sounds within words are the same or
very similar
Assonance
Two things being seen or placed close together with
contrasting effect
Juxtaposition
Soft, breathy sounds: s, z, th, f
Fricatives
The most important information in a clause or
sentence is placed at the end
Archaisms
To give an inanimate object human characteristics
Personification
Words that are very old or old-fashioned
Archaisms
Expressing the highest or a very high degree of a
quality
Superlative
Be a warning or indication of (a future event)
Foreshadowing
The continuation of a sentence without a pause
beyond the end of a line
Enjambment
Comparing two things by saying they are each other
Metaphor
Use of words or phrases that are often sarcastic and
or humorous
Irony
To describe something ‘as’ or ‘like’ something else
Simile
Groups of lines in a poem (a verse)
Stanza
This describes the beat of a poem
Rhythm
A pause within a line of poetry to give emphasis
Caesura
The use of the same letter at the beginning of words
that are close
Alliteration
