Key Words

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The same letter at the beginning of a two or more of words close together. Usually used to stress something
Alliteration
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The repetition of two or more vowel sounds or of two or more consonant sounds, close together. Usually in a poem.
Assonance
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A phrase used so much it becomes meaningless
Cliche
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Informal language.
Colloquial
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Words that have strong emotional intensity
Emotive Language
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When the sense of a poem runs over the line breaks. Example from 'The Man He Killed': "We should have set us down to wet /
Enjambment
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A verb used to express a wish, command or advice.
Imperative
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Place two things together to show a link or emphasize a contrast between them
Juxtapose
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A series of items separated by commas. Usually used to speed up the text and create a sense excitement
List
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Comparison of two things where one thing is said to be another. Powerful imagery tool, to make you imagine something.
Metaphor
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Excessive self-admiration and self-centeredness.
Narcissistic
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Words which sound like the word they are describing, e.g. buzz, crack
Onomatopoeia
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A phrase in which the words contradict each other, usually for effect. e.g. "dumb god" (from Limbo.)
Oxymoron
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A word said more than once. Usually used to stress it.
Repetition
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A question that does not require an answer, designed to make people think. Example: "Do we want to pay more taxes?"
Rhetorical Question
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Telling a poem from a first person perspective that is not the author's perspective
Persona
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Using a metaphor to make something seem human
Personification
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Word with endings that sounds similar to each other. Usually used to connect words
Rhyme
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The beat of a poem
Rhythm
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Comparing two things, but saying one is like another.
Simile
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Card 2

Front

The repetition of two or more vowel sounds or of two or more consonant sounds, close together. Usually in a poem.

Back

Assonance

Card 3

Front

A phrase used so much it becomes meaningless

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Informal language.

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Words that have strong emotional intensity

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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