poetic techniques

Cards (5)

  • refrain - device that repeats a word, phrase, or line at regular intervals in a poem
  • Synaesthesia - refers to the combination of sensory imagery in order to create a more evocative experience for the reader.
  • Allegory - symbolism to offer a broader moral or deeper meaning for the reader
  • Apostrophe - poetic device that involves addressing someone or something that is not present in the literary work.
  • Chiasmus -  a rhetorical device in which two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures in order to produce an artistic effect