unseen poetry poetic language 0.0 / 5 ? English LiteratureUnseen poetryGCSEAQA Created by: chloeharts04Created on: 15-01-20 12:00 Simile A comparison made using the words "like" or "as." 1 of 41 Metaphor A comparison- made directly or indirectly- without using "like" or "as" 2 of 41 Personification Giving human characteristics to something that isn't human 3 of 41 Onomatopoeia Words which attempt imitate sounds 4 of 41 Alliteration Repetition of constant sounds 5 of 41 Plosive "b", "p," "t" and "d" sounds- which can be harsh, aggressive or shocking 6 of 41 Sibiance Repeated "S" sounds- most often caused by "S" "**" and "C". these can be harsh, smooth or sickly 7 of 41 Assonance A repetition of vowel sounds 8 of 41 Anaphora A repetion of words, phrases or slauses 9 of 41 Juxtaposition Two things being placed close together for a contrasting effect. 10 of 41 Oxymoron A figure of speech in which contradictory things are placed together in a way which makes peculiar sense 11 of 41 Semantic A set of words relating to the same topic 12 of 41 Antithesis Placing contrasting ideas together 13 of 41 Ambiguithy A word, phrase or situation where there are two or more possible meanings and its unclear which is the correct one 14 of 41 Anachronism A person or object placed in an inappropriate time 15 of 41 Cliche An overused phrase or saying 16 of 41 Hyerbyole Exaggeration 17 of 41 Irony A use of words to mean something very different from what they appear to mean 18 of 41 Litotes Deliberate understatement for effect- the opposite of a hyperbole 19 of 41 Metonymy A related item or attribute to replace a word normally used 20 of 41 Pathetic fallacy When a charaters feelings, thoughts or emotions are displayed through the environment around them. 21 of 41 Persona/ Narrative voice The voice/speaker of the poem who is different from the writer 22 of 41 Protagonist The main character in the poem 23 of 41 Rhyme The repetition of syllable sounds- usually at the end of lines, but sometimes in the middle of a line 24 of 41 Couplet A pair of rhyming lines which follow on from one another 25 of 41 Stanza A group of lines separated from others in a poem 26 of 41 Enjambment The running over of a sentence from one line to the next without a piece of punctuation at the end of the line. 27 of 41 Caesura A stop or a pause in a line of poetry 28 of 41 Blank verse poetry written in non-rhyming, ten syllable lines 29 of 41 Dramatic monologue A poem in which an imagined speaker address the reader 30 of 41 Elegy A form of poetry which is about the death of its subject. 31 of 41 End stopped A line of poetry ending in a piece of punctuation which results in a pause 32 of 41 Epigraph A quotation from another text, included in a poem 33 of 41 Lyric An emotional, rhyming poem, most often describing the emotions caused bu a event 34 of 41 Ode A formal poem which is written to celebrate a person, place , object or idea 35 of 41 Parody A comic imitation of another writer's work. 36 of 41 Quatrain A four line stanza 37 of 41 Sestet A six line stanza 38 of 41 sonnet A fourteen line poem, with variable rhyme scheme , usually on the topic of love for a person, object or situation 39 of 41 Free verse Non-rhyming, non-rhythmical poetry which follows the rhythms of natural speed 40 of 41 Volta A turning point in the line of thought or argument in poem 41 of 41
English Literature - Unit 2 - Unseen Poetry - The Unseen Poetry Question 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating Teacher recommended
Comments
No comments have yet been made