Poetry techniques 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LiteratureUnseen poetryGCSEWJEC Created by: Stevie117Created on: 21-11-13 16:51 Alliteration The repeatition of consonant sounds 1 of 21 Assonance The repeatition of similar vowel sounds in a line of poetry 2 of 21 Ballad A narrative poem written in 4 line stanzas 3 of 21 Caesura A strong pause within a line or verse 4 of 21 Closed form A form or structure with regular rhyme, line length or metrical pattern 5 of 21 Couplet A pair of rhymed lines 6 of 21 Enjambment A run-on line of poetry in which logical and gramatical sense carries onto the next line 7 of 21 Figurative language Where writers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words 8 of 21 Free verse Poetry without regular pattern of metre or rhyme 9 of 21 Narrative poem A poem that tells a story 10 of 21 Onomatopoeia Use of words to imitate the sounds they describe 11 of 21 Open form Opposite to closed form- freedom with rhyme and line length 12 of 21 Personification Giving an object human qualities 13 of 21 Rhythm The recurrence of accent or stress in lines of verse 14 of 21 Stanza A verse of a poem 15 of 21 Symbol An object or action that means more than itself 16 of 21 Tone Attitude of the writer 17 of 21 Repetition Are you joking? 18 of 21 Theme Message of the poem/ the point the author wants to make 19 of 21 Contrast Placing two very different things side by side 20 of 21 Ambiguity Where something can be interpretted in different ways 21 of 21
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