A figure of speech, such as a metaphor, in which words are not used in their literal meaning, but in a figurative sense
A poem that laments the death of somebody
A poetic image or metaphor where someone is likened to something else that is seemingly very different
7. Accent
A figure of speech in which words and phrases with opposite meanings are balanced against eachother
The prominence or emphasis given to a specific syllable or word
Regional dialect indicated through purposeful misspelling of words
8. Pastoral
A poem that depicts rural life in a peaceful, idealised way.
A late 18th century-early 19th century movement that placed emphasis on the subjective personal experience of the individual. Nature used as a prominent theme.
When the rhythm of a poem is soft and soothing like a piece of music
9. Caesura
Finishing a line and the idea contained within it with or without puncuation
A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line
The continuation of a complete idea from one line to the next without a pause
10. Consonance
The repetition of similar consonant sounds
The repetition or a pattern of similar sounds, especially vowels sounds
A poetic image or metaphor where someone is likened to something else that is seemingly very different
11. Masculine rhyme
A rhyme that occurs in the final stressed syllable
A rhyme that occurs in the final unstressed syllable (eg. pleasure and leisure)
A line or group of lines that is repeated throughout a poem. usually after every stanza
12. Feminine Rhyme
A rhyme that occurs in the final unstressed syllable (eg. pleasure and leisure)
A rhyme that occurs in the final stressed syllable
A line or group of lines that is repeated throughout a poem. usually after every stanza
13. Enjambment
The continuation of a complete idea from one line to the next without a pause
Poems composed of either rhymed or unrhymed lines that have no set meter
A hidden layer of behind beneath the literal
14. Alliteration
The repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words
Soft sounds
Repetition of the 's' sound
15. Conceit
A figure of speech in which a positive is stated by negating its opposites
A poetic image or metaphor where someone is likened to something else that is seemingly very different
A figure of speech in which deliberate exaggeration is used for emphasis
16. Refrain
A rhyme that occurs in the final stressed syllable
A line or group of lines that is repeated throughout a poem. usually after every stanza
A rhyme that occurs in the final unstressed syllable (eg. pleasure and leisure)
17. Antithesis
figure of speech in which words and phrases with opposite meanings are balanced against eachother