Poetic techniques
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onomatopoeia |
Onomatopoeia is when words are spelt like they sound: bang, pop, crack.
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imagery |
Imagery is when words are used to create a picture in a reader's mind.
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simile |
Simile involves describing something by comparing it with something else.
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metaphor |
Symbolism is an art style which uses mythology and metaphor to convey ideas.
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stanza |
A poem has a minimum of one stanza.
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rhythm |
Tone is the feel of the text, indicated by choice of words, rhythm of sentence and such like.
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rhyme |
Time, crime and chime all rhyme.
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sonnet |
A sonnet is a love poem of 14 lines.
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personification |
Personification is when you describe an inanimate object to like a person.
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assonance |
Assonance involves words that have the same vowel sound.
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alliteration |
When two or more words begin with the same letter or sound is called alliteration.
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couplet |
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refrain |
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repetition |
When words or phrases are repeated for effect we call it repetition.
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tone |
Tone is the feel of the text, indicated by choice of words, rhythm of sentence and such like.
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