Poetry Techniques

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  • Created by: Aj Smoove
  • Created on: 16-02-15 15:07
The repitition of similar vowel sounds
Assonance
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The omission of a syllable or unstressed vowel to keep the meter in a line of poetry
Elision
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Uing a mild or pleasant expression instead of a harsh or blunt one
Euphemism
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Exaggeration for emphasis or effect
Hyperbole
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Comparison between things without the use of 'as' or 'like'
Metaphor
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A combination of two words that appear to conradict each other
Oxymoron
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A statement which appears to be absurd or contradictory but is actually valid or true
Paradox
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Attributing human characteristics to an object or animal
Personification
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Repitition of '**' sounds to give a hissing effect
Sibillance
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Comparision between things using 'like' or 'as'
Simile
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The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities or of investing things with a symbolic meaning
Symbolism
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An attempt to fuse different senses by describing in terms of another
Synesthesia
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Repitition of the first letter of a word
Alliteration
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Language which is used in speech with an informal meaning
Colloquial
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In poetry where a sentence continues beyond the end of a line
Enjambment
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A word that sounds like the noise that it is describing
Onomatopoeia
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Language that evokes feelings of pity or sorrow.
Pathos
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Line of poetry or porse in iambic pentameter
Blank verse
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A strong pause within a line of poetry
Caesura
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A 14 line poem in Iambic Pentameter
Sonnet
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The omission of a syllable or unstressed vowel to keep the meter in a line of poetry

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Elision

Card 3

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Uing a mild or pleasant expression instead of a harsh or blunt one

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Card 4

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Exaggeration for emphasis or effect

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Card 5

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Comparison between things without the use of 'as' or 'like'

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