Homework
for two weeks (I said it was due March 10th, but that's interform, so March 11th)
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Learn the definitions. You should know what all the terms mean and be
able to give an example. Get someone to test you or try here: https://quizlet.com/_ol9je
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Learn how to spell the terms.
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Create a beautiful poster on one
of the techniques, demonstrating your understanding of it. Include a
definition, a way to remember how to spell the term, and some different examples
from poetry (plenty of poetry books in library – Mrs Fletcher will help if you
ask). You may wish to use your own examples.
Onomatopoeia
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Words or groups of words that are used to imitate the
natural sounds of things. “the pitter patter of rain on the windows”, “Pow!”,
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Repetition
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The use of the same words, or phrases, used close together
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Rhyme
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The echoing of sounds within or at the end of lines
E.g. I travelled
among unknown men,
In lands
beyond the sea;
Nor,
England, did I know til then
What love
I bore to thee.
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Pace
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The speed of the poem; whether the words
and rhythm make you want to read it quickly or slowly
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Simile
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When one thing is said to be like another; a
comparison.
E.g. She was as white as a sheet
It dried up, like a raisin in the sun
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Stanza
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Another word for verse. It refers to the groups of lines
in a poem
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Rhythm
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The beat of a poem, particularly the arrangement of
stressed and unstressed syllables
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Personification
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An inanimate object is given human qualities
E.g. the wind kicked the window and laughed out loud
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Alliteration
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The repetition of a
letter or letter sound, especially at the beginning of words. Used for
emphasis and to link ideas.
E.g. five miles meandering with a mazy motion
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Metaphor
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When one thing is said to be another.
E.g. The moon was a ghostly galleon
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Line
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A formal structural division in a poem. May vary in length
from one syllable to a large number of words.
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EXTENSION:
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Assonance
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An imperfect form of rhyme which counts only the vowel
sound of the chief rhyming syllable: a half-rhyme
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Hyperbole
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Write your own definition here:
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Enjambment
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Write your own definition here:
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