Poetry Techniques 0.0 / 5 ? English LiteratureUnseen poetryGCSEAll boards Created by: Aj SmooveCreated on: 16-02-15 14:50 The repitition of similar vowel sounds Assonance 1 of 17 The omission of a syllable or unstressed vowel to keep the meter in a line of poetry Elision 2 of 17 Uing a mild or pleasant expression instead of a harsh or blunt one Euphemism 3 of 17 Exaggeration for emphasis or effect Hyperbole 4 of 17 Comparison between things without the use of 'as' or 'like' Metaphor 5 of 17 A combination of two words that appear to conradict each other Oxymoron 6 of 17 A statement which appears to be absurd or contradictary but is actually valid or true Paradox 7 of 17 Attrubiting human characteristics to an object or an animal Personification 8 of 17 Repitition of '**' sounds to giving a hissing effect Sibillance 9 of 17 Comparision between things using 'like' or 'as' Simile 10 of 17 The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities or of investing things with symbolic meaning Symbolism 11 of 17 An attempt to fuse different senses by describing in terms of another Synesthesia 12 of 17 Repitition of the first letter of a word Alliteration 13 of 17 Language which is used in speech with an informal meaning Colloquial 14 of 17 In poetry where a sentence continues beyond the end of the line Enjambment 15 of 17 A word that sounds like the noise it is describing Onomatopoeia 16 of 17 Language that evokes feeling of pity or sorrow Pathos 17 of 17
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