English poetry terms Poetic terms/techniques 4.5 / 5 based on 3 ratings ? English Language & LiteratureGCSEAll boards Created by: JoanneCreated on: 22-03-10 18:52 Personification + Enjambment Personification - Where you talk about an object asthough its a person; it's given human roles/ trates or characteristics. Enjambment - Where line arn't punctuated and they run into each other. 1 of 10 Alliteration Alliteration - Where you repeat the first letter of each word to add effect to the sentance and attract attention. End-Stopped - Full stop at the end of every line. 2 of 10 Sibilance Sibilance - Where you repeat the S sound; similar to alliteration. Assonance - Repetition of vowel sounds. 3 of 10 Free Verse Free Verse - No real structure to a text so it's layout etc may be different, (no definate structure or layout) Stanza - Verse or set of lines. 4 of 10 Context Context - The way and meaning of a text the background/ History of the times Stress (sound) - Emphasis is put on a particular syliable. 5 of 10 Refrain Refrain - Parts of a poem thats repeated Allusion - Make reference to something thats already happened (from other texts and poems). 6 of 10 Onomatopeia Onomatopeia - When the words sound like the sound they make. Semantic field - A group of words that create affect that are all related to a particular topic. 7 of 10 Colloquialism Colloquialism - Slang words that can be specifc to a region or group. Symbolism - What certain images come to represent. 8 of 10 Oxymoron Oxymoron - The contrast of two words and phrases that are opposing. Ambiguity - Something that could have a lot of different meanings and can be interpreted differently. 9 of 10 Metaphor Metaphor - Comparison of when something IS something. 10 of 10
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