Vocabulary

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