Language Terms 0.0 / 5 ? EnglishPoetic TermsGCSEAQA Created by: Jack McDermott 12Created on: 14-12-21 14:51 Simile Comparing one thing to another using LIKE or AS. The horse was like a human. 1 of 8 Alliteration The repetition of a consonant sounds at the beginning of the word. Big Blue Balls 2 of 8 Sibilance The repetition with the S sound. Silly Sam 3 of 8 Oxymoron Two words side by side with opposite meanings. COLD and HOT 4 of 8 Metaphor Describing one thing as its something else. The sea was pink 5 of 8 Personification Giving something non human characteristics The wind howled in the night. 6 of 8 Assonance The repetitions of vowel sounds Sally sells sea shells beside the sea shore 7 of 8 Plosives Words beginning with hard consonants 8 of 8
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