English Poetry Key Words

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Adjective
A word that describes something
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Allieration
Where words that are close together start with the same letter. It's often used in poetry to give a nice pattern to a phrase.
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Ambiguity
Where a word or phrase has two or more possible meanings.
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Assonance
When words share the same vowel sound but consonants are different. E.g 'thUmb' and 'lUng'
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Autobiographical
Describing something that happened in a poet's life.
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Ballad
A form of poetry that tells a story and often sounds quite musical
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Blank Verse
Poetry written in iambic pentameter that doesn't rhyme but has a regular rhythm
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Caesura
A pause in a line
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Card 2

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Allieration

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Where words that are close together start with the same letter. It's often used in poetry to give a nice pattern to a phrase.

Card 3

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Ambiguity

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Card 4

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Assonance

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Card 5

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Autobiographical

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