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What is alliteration?
Words beginning with the same letter sounds to create an emphasis on words 'dark dreary dreams'.
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What is assonance?
Like alliteration, the sounds of assonance come from within the word rather that at the start 'fearful tears of misery' (emphasis on the e-a-s sounds).
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What is consonance?
Consonant sounds at the end of words 'wet set of regrets'.
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What is cacophony?
Harsh sounds in order to make a discordant sound 'dark knuckles wrapping across bricks' (often Ks, Ts, Cs).
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What in onomatopoeia?
Words which sound like the effect they describe ' splash, slap, crack'.
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What is repetition?
Repeating words over a verse, stanza or poem to draw focus and add emphasis.
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What is rhyme?
Words with similar ending sounds creating a music like effect or flow 'theme/stream/dream'.
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What is rhythm?
Organisation of words to create a noticeable sound or pace, not necessarily musical but with a clear 'beat'. Can include the structure of the work and is often measured in syllables.
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What is an allegory?
Something symbolic, an allegory can often be a story that represents larger things, like the tortoise and the hare.
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What is allusion?
Referring to something well known, nowadays that could be a celebrity but it could be anything that fits the context of the poem.
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What creates ambiguity?
A word or idea meaning more than one thing to provoke thought.
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What is an analogy?
Comparing something unfamiliar with something familiar to help people understand.
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What is a cliche?
Something which is used a great amount and becomes expected or even cheesy 'it is raining cats and dogs'.
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What is a connotation?
The associations with a word (rose-love and passion).
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What is contrast?
Closely placed ideas which are opposites or very different 'He had cold eyes but a warm heart'.
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What is denotation?
The literal definition for something without reading too deeply into it.
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What is an euphemism?
Where something disgraceful is said in a more acceptable way 'she is at peace - she is dead'.
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What is a hyperbole?
An over the top exaggeration for effect.
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What is irony?
Deliberate use of a false or misleading statement in such a way that the truth is apparent 'wow dead flowers... what I always wanted'.
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What is a metaphor?
Direct comparison of two things. States one thing is r acts as another without using words 'like' or 'as'.
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What is an oxymoron?
Two words placed together with differing meanings to create a new meaning 'bitter sweet'.
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What is personification?
Describing an inanimate object or animal with human qualities.
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What is a pun?
Using words with multiple meanings while intending both, often used for comic effect.
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What is a simile?
Comparing two or more objects with words 'like' or 'as'.
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What is a verse?
A line of a poem, needn't be a complete sentence.
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What is a stanza?
A collection of verses similar to a paragraph, separated from other stanzas.
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What is a rhetorical question?
A question intended to provoke thought without expecting an answer.
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What is a rhyme scheme?
Regular or irregular. Examples are alternate rhymes abab, cross rhymes abba, or couplets aabb.
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What is enjambment?
A sentence or ongoing piece of text carried over verses or stanzas to continue the spoken effect without pause.
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What is pathetic fallacy?
Using weather or environment to reflect the themes and contexts of the poem (horror genre may involve a dark and stormy night, joyful poems may use a sunny meadow ect).
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What is forshadowing?
Content in the poem which gives an indication of the direction the poem will take, allows people to guess what will happen or the poet to prepare the reader.
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What is sensory imagery?
Where the language is used to evoke the senses, can often include tactile (touch based) or musical (sound based) language.
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What is synaesthesia?
The overlapping and blending of senses 'he had a soft smile' or 'she had a fiery voice'.
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What is tone/mood?
The way a poem or speaker is intended to sound, often suggested by the topic, content and structure. This can be very subjective and is often determined by looking at the poem in its entirety.
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What is assonance?

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Like alliteration, the sounds of assonance come from within the word rather that at the start 'fearful tears of misery' (emphasis on the e-a-s sounds).

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