Poetry Glossary 0.0 / 5 ? English LiteratureAQA AnthologyGCSEAQA Created by: mscerdanCreated on: 04-05-16 19:00 Semantic field Words or phrases that are connected to each other. 1 of 25 Punctuation within a line that causes the reader to pause. Caesura 2 of 25 Emjambment When a sentence/ phrase runs over more than one line. 3 of 25 A verse/ paragraph of poetry. Stanza 4 of 25 Similie A comparison using 'as' or 'like'. 5 of 25 A comparison which says something is something it's not. Metaphor 6 of 25 Punglish A mixture of English and Punjabi. 7 of 25 A section that is repeated like a chorus. Refrain 8 of 25 Colloquial language Everyday language- informal language, like slang 9 of 25 A play on words. Pun 10 of 25 Repetition Repeating a word or phrase. 11 of 25 Giving human characteristics to an inanimate object. Personification 12 of 25 Sibilance Alliteration of the letter 'a'. 13 of 25 Rhyme within the lines rather than at the end of lines. Interanl rhyme 14 of 25 Free verse No fixed structure or rhyme scheme. 15 of 25 When the voice in a poem addresses the reader directly with his/ her thoughts and feelings. Dramatic monologue 16 of 25 Plosives Sounds usually associated with the letters p, t, k, b, d, g. They are spoken using the front of the mouth and make the reader sound angry. 17 of 25 An instruction or command word. Imperative 18 of 25 Rhetorical word A question that does not require an answer. 19 of 25 When someone confers to themselves (I, me, my). First person pronoun 20 of 25 Iambic pentameter A line of poetry which has five metrical feet consisting of two syllables: unstresses/ stressed (-/) 21 of 25 A 14 line love poem written in iambic pentameter with a strict rhyme scheme. Sonnet 22 of 25 Elegy A poem mourning the death of someone. 23 of 25 A 3 line stanza. Tercet 24 of 25 Pathetic fallacy When the weather signifies the mood. 25 of 25
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