Poetry Terminology

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An extended metaphor where objects, people and actions have another meaning
Allegory
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The first letter of each word is the same.
Alliteration
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Brief reference to a historical or literary figure
Allusion
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Repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
Anaphora
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A pause in the middle of a line
Caesura
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The lack of punctuation at the end of a line causing the phrase to continue onto the next line.
Enjambment
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An over exaggeration
Hyperbole
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Describing one thing as another
Metaphor
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Words which sound like what they represent
onomatopoeia
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Two terms next to each other that are opposites
Oxymoron
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Two contrasting ideas together
Juxtaposition
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Something which is about nature
Pastoral
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Giving human traits to non human objects
personification
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Giving human traits to animals
Anthropomorphism
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Giving animalistic traits to humans
Zoomorphism
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A question which doesn't need an answer
Rhetorical Question
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The first letter of each word is the same.

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Alliteration

Card 3

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Brief reference to a historical or literary figure

Back

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Card 4

Front

Repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

A pause in the middle of a line

Back

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