English Literature. 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LiteratureGCSEAQA Created by: Lauren DonaldsonCreated on: 04-01-13 11:07 Ambiguity Where a word or phrase has two or more possible meanings. 1 of 16 Ballad A form of poetry that tells a story and often sounds quite musical. 2 of 16 Blank verse Poetry that doesn't rhyme, but has a regular rhythm. 3 of 16 Caesura A pause in a line. 4 of 16 Colloquial Sounding like everyday spoken language. 5 of 16 Consonance When words have the same consonant sounds but different vowel sounds. 6 of 16 Dialet A variation of a language coming from different places where people may phrase things differently. 7 of 16 Free verse. Poetry that doesn't rhyme, and has no regular rhythm. 8 of 16 Iambic pentameter Poetry with a metre of ten syllables - five of them stressed, and five unstressed. The stress falls on every second syllable. 9 of 16 Iambic tetrameter Similar to 'imabic pentameter' but with a metre of eight syllables, four stressed and four unstressed. 10 of 16 Internal rhyme When a word in the middle of a line rhymes with the last word of the line. 11 of 16 Metre The arrangement of syllables to create rhythm in a line of poetry. 12 of 16 Monologue One person speaking for a long period of time. 13 of 16 Oxymoron A phrase which appears to contradict itself, because the words have meanings that don't seem to fit together. 14 of 16 Persona A fictional character or identity adopted by a poet. 15 of 16 Sonnet A form of poem with only 14 lines, and usually following a clear rhyme pattern, and are usually about love. 16 of 16
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