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    Cards (34)

    • Caesura
      A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, by punctuation.
    • End stopped
      The opposite of enjambment. End-stopped is where each line has a full stop after it. It is short and punchy and does not flow very well
    • Enjambment
      Where there is no punctuation at the end of a line of poetry, so you keep reading onto the next line, and the meaning continues too. Makes it flow from one line to the next
    • Free verse
      A poem which has no regular rhythm or rhyme scheme
    • Narrative voice
      The narrative voice is the voice which 'tells' a story.
    • Rhyme
      The occurrence of the same or similar sounds at the end of two or more words.
    • Rhythm
      The pattern of pulsed beats within a line or stanza of poetry
    • Stanza
      The posh word for a verse, the way a poem is divided into chunks of lines
    • Structure
      The organization of a poem into sections and the order of events
    • Tense
      The time setting for the poem – is it past, present, future or a mixture?
    • Form
      the type of poem.
    • Genre
      The TYPE of text that a piece belongs to. Examples of genre are: horror, romance, science fiction or multicultural
    • Haiku
      A Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five
    • Accent
      The way words are pronounced, often denoting the poet comes from another country. When written down, accent is often spelt phonetically (see Zephaniah and Agard's poetry)
    • Adjective
      A word that describes the noun (thing). Answers the question "what was it like?" The quick, brown, fox
    • Adverb
      A word that describes the verb (doing word). Answers the question "how did it do it?" He ran quickly
    • Alliteration
      The same letter or sound at the beginning of words near to each other
    • Dialect
      Linking to accent, but these are specific words used by people from a certain area
    • Euphemism
      Euphemism is the use of a soft indirect expression instead of one that is harsh or unpleasantly direct. For example 'pass away' as opposed to 'die'
    • Hyperbole
      A figure of speech in which deliberate exaggeration is used for emphasis. tons of money, waiting for ages, a flood of tears, etc
    • Imagery

      where the writer uses words to paint picture to help the reader visualise the subject being described
    • Juxtaposition
      A stark contrast between two ideas, words or phrases which don't seem to fit together (iron teacups – as iron has connotations of strength, whereas teacups are meant to be delicate)
    • Metaphor
      Where two things are compared WITHOUT using as or like. They are compared by saying that one IS the other. Some examples of metaphors: the world's a stage, he was a lion in battle, drowning in debt, and a sea of troubles
    • Motif
      A recurring symbol (where a word or phrase represents something else)
    • Onomatopoeia
      A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds. Examples of onomatopoeic words are: buzz, hiss, zing, clippety-clop, cock-a-doodle-do, pop, splat
    • Oxymoron
      Two complete opposites put together (iced fire) to create a contrast
    • Personification
      A figure of speech in which nonhuman things or abstract ideas are given human attributes: the sky is crying, dead leaves danced in the wind, blind justice
    • Simile
      A figure of speech in which two things are compared using "like" or "as."
    • Symbol
      When a word, phrase or image 'stands for' an idea or theme. The sun could symbolize life and energy or a red rose could symbolize romantic love
    • Theme
      The dominant idea which runs through a poem such as death, love, hope etc
    • foreshadowing - a hint or suggestion of something that is to come in the future
    • pathetic fallacy- when human characteristics are given to objects nature or the weather
    • sibilance- the repetition of ''s'' sounds close together
    • Patriarchy: Social system where men hold authority, often oppressing women.
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