English lit- poetry glossary 0.0 / 5 ? English LiteratureAQA AnthologyGCSEAQA Created by: xopriyaCreated on: 19-03-18 19:39 enjambment when a sentence/ phrase runs over from one line/ stanza to the next 1 of 16 hyperbole the use of exaggeration to emphasise a point 2 of 16 iambic pentameter poetry with a metre of 10 syllables- 5 of them stressed & 5 unstressed 3 of 16 iambic tetrameter poetry with a metre of 8 syllables- 4 of them stressed & 4 unstressed 4 of 16 internal rhyme when two or more words in the same line rhyme 5 of 16 juxtaposition two contrasting ideas, characters or descriptions that are close to each other 6 of 16 onomatopoeia a word that sounds like the thing it's describing, e.g. clicking, pluck 7 of 16 oxymoron a phrase which appears to contradict itself, e.g. warm ice 8 of 16 pathetic fallacy giving human emotions to objects or aspects of nature, in order to create a certain mood 9 of 16 sibilance repetition of 's' and 'sh' sounds 10 of 16 volta a turning point in a poem, when the argument or tone changes dramatically 11 of 16 phonetic spelling when words are spelt as they sound rather than with their usual spelling, e.g. 'di' instead of 'the' 12 of 16 colloquial sounding like everyday spoken language 13 of 16 caesura a pause in a line of poetry 14 of 16 ambiguity where a word or phrase has two or more possible interpretations 15 of 16 consonance repetition of a consonant sound in nearby words 16 of 16
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