ANAPHORA: Intentional repetition at the beginning of clauses to create an artistic effect eg: 'We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on the end'
ANTITHESIS: Using opposite phrases in close conjuction eg: 'I burn and I freeze'
CAESURA: A pause separating phrases within lines of poetry ( - )
CHARACTERIZATION: Poet's use of description, dialogue, dialect, and action to create a persona.
CLOSED POETIC FORM: Poetry written in a a specific or traditional pattern eg: sonnets
COLLOQUIALISM: Word or phrase used in everyday language rarely found in formal writing.
CONCEIT: An ingenious metaphor found in poems such as Valentine by C.A. Duffy
CONNOTATION: What the imagination creates from something as simple as colours eg: green, red, blue
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