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14 Cards in this Set
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Onomatopoeia |
The use of words which resemble the sounds they describe. |
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End-stopped |
A line or stanza in a poem that has a full-stop at the end of it |
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Enjambment |
Lines in a poem that are not end-stopped and are continued into the next line |
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Stanza |
A group of lines, in a poem, displayed on the page by blank lines above and below (a paragraph basically) |
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Imagery |
The use of descriptive language to create a particular picture, feeling or mood in the reader's imagination |
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Caesura |
A pause in the middle, or near the middle, of a line of poetry caused by punctuation |
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Assonance |
The repeated use of the same vowel, or vowels, in two or more words that are close to each other |
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Meter |
The rhythmic pattern of beats found in the lines of a poem e.g. da DUM/ da DUM/ da DUM... |
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Alliteration |
The repeated use of the same consonant, or consonants, in two or more words that are near each other |
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Pathetic fallacy |
Giving human emotion and/or conduct to any aspect of nature |
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Personification |
Giving human nature, or character, to something other than a person |
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Metaphor/simile |
A term or phrase given to something to which it is not actually applicable, in order to suggest resemblance |
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Anaphora |
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of lines that follow each other in a poem |
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Sibilance |
The repetition of sounds that makes a sss or shhh sound |
