Poetic Techniques 4.5 / 5 based on 3 ratings ? English Language1 st language exam IGCSEOCR Created by: teenajohny99Created on: 02-05-15 21:23 metaphor comaprison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. Something is something else. 1 of 12 assonance repetition of a vowel sound 2 of 12 hyperbole overstatement or exaggeration 3 of 12 imagery words that appeal to the senses. creates vivid mental pictures. 4 of 12 speaker/persona voice in the poem. provide focus. 5 of 12 oxymoron contradiction in 2 words put together 6 of 12 justaposition placing ideas close together for comparison or contrast eg. beauty and ugliness 7 of 12 enjabment lines in a poem run into each other without a punctuation mark. creates pace or confusion 8 of 12 caesura line in poetry is cut by punctuation in the middle.creates a pause or breaks the rhythm. 9 of 12 ellipsis use of ... 10 of 12 irony use of words that mean the opposite of what you really think especially in order to be funny. 11 of 12 irony situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that seems to be the opposite of what you expected 12 of 12
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