English Terminology 0.0 / 5 ? EnglishPoems from other culturesGCSEAll boards Created by: Morgan5616Created on: 11-12-16 21:25 What is pantheism? Belief that nature is god (most romantic poets thought this) 1 of 32 What is anaphora? Sentences start in the same way for emphasis eg, London 2 of 32 What is a Imperative? A command 3 of 32 What is a motif? A recurring theme present throughout the text 4 of 32 What is a sonnet? 14 line poem, usually connected with the theme of love 5 of 32 What is a sestet? set of 6 lines in the second division of a sonnet 6 of 32 What is a octave? First 8 lines in an Italian sonnet 7 of 32 What is a despot? A ruler who has absolute power 8 of 32 What is parenthesis? Addition of extra information 9 of 32 What is personification? Giving an inanimate object human features or characteristics 10 of 32 What is a plosive sound? Alliterative harsh p,b and d sound 11 of 32 What is tautology? Deliberately repeating something twice for effect or saying something in the same way using different words for emphasis 12 of 32 What is ambiguity? Language which is deliberately vague 13 of 32 What is a volta? Shift in move in a sonnet or other poetry 14 of 32 What is a caesura? Complete pause in a line of poetry 15 of 32 what is oxymoron? Two opposing ideas within a text 16 of 32 What is antithesis? Opposing ideas within a text 17 of 32 What is free verse? Poetry without set rhyme or rhythm 18 of 32 What is pathetic fallacy? Using weather to reflect mood or tone of poem 19 of 32 What is quatrain? Set of four lines- usually alternative rhythm 20 of 32 What is a proletariat? Working class people regarded collectively 21 of 32 What is a polemic? Political attack or message 22 of 32 What is verisimilitude? The appearance of being true or real 23 of 32 What is diatribe? Verbal attack 24 of 32 What is staccato? Shotened and detached rhythm 25 of 32 What is a refrain? Verse repeated, at intervals 26 of 32 What is a syndetic list? Using conjunctions to join clauses 27 of 32 What is a asyndetic list? Using commas to separate items in a list 28 of 32 What is a temporal connective? Time indicators 29 of 32 What is a declarative mood? Used to express a statement 30 of 32 What is a exclamative? Mood of strong emotions 31 of 32 What is a interrogative? Sentence which poses a question 32 of 32
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