English lit relationship poetry flashcards

Flashcards with the key techniques on one side and the poem on the other.

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Repetition, vivid/fragile imagery, metaphors.
Manhunt
1 of 15
Time compared to money, simple pleasures over clichés, similes.
Hour
2 of 15
Internal rhyme, irony/humorous tone, forced rhymes, colloquialisms/expletives.
In Paris With You
3 of 15
Extended metaphor, internal rhyme, enjambment.
Quickdraw
4 of 15
Innuendos, metaphors, direct address.
Ghazal
5 of 15
Verb choices, colloquialisms, metaphor.
Brothers
6 of 15
Direct address, metaphors, precise imagery, repetition.
Praise Song For My Mother
7 of 15
Adjectives, personification, contrasts, theme of death.
Harmonium
8 of 15
Metaphors,iambic pentameter, personification.
Sonnet 116
9 of 15
Religious semantic field, repetition (anaphora- a repetition often found in prayer).
Sonnet 43
10 of 15
Personification, biblical references, metaphors.
His Coy Mistress
11 of 15
Similes, dramatic irony, unchanged rhymes, repetition.
The Farmer's Bride
12 of 15
Religious semantic field, repetition, sibilance, alliteration.
Sister Maude
13 of 15
Personification, verb/adverb choice, military semantic field, iambic pentameter, ABAB rhyme scheme.
Nettles
14 of 15
Metaphors, sarcastic tone, no set structure/pattern, vocab choice (colloquial/over elaborate).
Born Yesterday
15 of 15

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Time compared to money, simple pleasures over clichés, similes.

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Hour

Card 3

Front

Internal rhyme, irony/humorous tone, forced rhymes, colloquialisms/expletives.

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Extended metaphor, internal rhyme, enjambment.

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Innuendos, metaphors, direct address.

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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