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words to use in essays
Vocabulary
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What is alliteration in poetry?
Same
letter
at the beginning of words
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How is alliteration usually used in poetry?
To
stress
something
important
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What is assonance?
Repetition of
vowel
sounds close together
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Where is assonance usually found?
In
poetry
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What is a caesura?
A pause that breaks the rhythm in
poetry
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What can create a caesura in poetry?
A
comma
,
semi-colon
,
full stop
, or
dash
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What is emotive language?
Words with strong
emotional
intensity
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What is an end-stopped line?
A line that ends with a
full stop
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What is enjambment in poetry?
When the sense runs over
line breaks
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What is hyperbole?
Extreme
exaggeration
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What is a metaphor?
Comparison
where one thing is another
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How does a metaphor function in poetry?
It creates powerful
imagery
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What is onomatopoeia?
Words that sound like what they
describe
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What is an oxymoron?
A phrase with
contradictory
words
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What is personification?
Making something seem
human
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What is repetition in poetry?
A word said more than
once
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Why is repetition used in poetry?
To stress a
particular
word
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What is a rhetorical question?
A question that does not require an
answer
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What is the purpose of a rhetorical question?
To make people
think
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What is rhyme in poetry?
Words
with
similar
ending
sounds
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How is rhyme usually used in poetry?
To
connect
words
together
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What is rhythm in poetry?
The beat of a
poem
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What is a simile?
Comparing
two things using "
like
"
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How does a simile function in poetry?
It creates vivid
comparisons
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What is a stanza?
A group of lines in a
poem
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What does structure refer to in poetry?
The
organization
of a poem
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What is a theme in poetry?
The central idea of the
poem
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How does tone affect poetry?
It creates
mood
or
atmosphere
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What is an adjective?
A word that describes a
noun
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What is an adverb?
A
word
that
describes
a
verb
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What is an allusion?
Reference to a
recognized
person or event
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What is an antagonist?
The counterpart to the
main character
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What is characterisation?
How an
author
presents a character
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What is connotation?
Ideas attached to
words
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What is dialogue?
Words spoken by
characters
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What is dramatic irony?
When the audience knows something
characters
do not
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What is ellipsis?
Deliberate
omission
of words
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What is figurative language?
Writing that makes ideas more
meaningful
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What is foreshadowing?
Clues suggesting the
outcome
of a story
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What are homophones?
Words that
sound
the same but differ in meaning
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