Poetry Devices Flashcards
1
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Sibilance
A
Repetition of ‘s’ sound.
2
Q
Plosives
A
Repetition of harsh sounds e.g ‘b’ ‘p’ ‘t’ ‘d’
3
Q
Caesura
A
A break in the middle of a line of poetry.
4
Q
Enjambment
A
Running onto the next line or stanza without a pause.
5
Q
Stanza
A
A verse or (paragraphs) on a poem.
6
Q
In medias res.
A
Strat in the middle of the action
7
Q
Personification
A
Humanising an object.
8
Q
Metaphor
A
A indirect comparison, not using like or as.
9
Q
Juxtaposition
A
Contrast between 2 words or phrases next to one another.
10
Q
Simily
A
A direct comparison using like or as.
11
Q
Anaphora
A
Repetition of a start of a line or paragraph.
12
Q
Repetition
A
Keep saying the same thing.
13
Q
Polysyndition
A
Listing using ‘and’
14
Q
Semantic field
A
A bunch of words related by topic.
15
Q
Oxymoron
A
Opposite words next to each other.
