Useful Poetic Terminology 0.0 / 5 ? EnglishPoetic TerminologyGCSEAQA Created by: debz101Created on: 30-09-18 17:18 Alliteration Words that begin with the same letter sound. 1 of 25 Ambiguous Something left deliberately unclear. 2 of 25 Anaphora The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. 3 of 25 Assonance Repetition of vowel sounds. 4 of 25 Caesura A strong pause within a line of verse. 5 of 25 Connotations All the meanings that a word suggests. 6 of 25 End-stopped line A line of poetry that ends with a punctuation mark. 7 of 25 Enjambment A line-break. 8 of 25 Hyperbole Extreme exaggeration. 9 of 25 Iambic pentameter A beat or foot that uses 5 or 10 syllables in each line. 10 of 25 Metaphor A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object true. 11 of 25 Monologue A long speech made by one performer or by one person in a group. 12 of 25 Motif A principal idea, feature, theme, or element. 13 of 25 Narrative A poem that tells a story. 14 of 25 Oxymoron Two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect. 15 of 25 Personification Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea. 16 of 25 Poetic Persona When the poet takes on a voice in the poem. 17 of 25 Refrain A line or set of lines repeated over the course of a poem. 18 of 25 Rhyme Scheme The pattern of rhyme in a poem. 19 of 25 Rhyming couplets A pair of lines in a verse, that rhyme. 20 of 25 Rhythm The repetition of a pattern of sounds. 21 of 25 Simile A comparison using "like" or "as". 22 of 25 Stanza A group of lines in a poem. 23 of 25 Symbolism Where an object represents an idea. 24 of 25 Tone The feelings and the mood in a poem. 25 of 25
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