ENGLISH POETIC TECHNIQUES TEST

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Alliteration
The audible repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or within words.
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Atmosphere
The mood created by the language of a text.
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Context
The surrounding circumstances.
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Couplet
Two successive lines of poetry, usually rhymed (AA).
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Ellipsis
Dropping words from a sentence which are necessary for grammatical correctness, but not for meaning.
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Emotive
Tending to arouse emotion.
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Figurative Language
Language that exceeds the literal meanings of words to achieve a special meaning or effect.
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Form
The shape, style and structure of a text.
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Free Verse
A form of poetry that has no rhyme or regular rhythm.
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Hyperbole
A figure of speech that presents an overstatement or exaggeration for emphasis.
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Imagery
Pictures conjured by a text in a reader’s imagination, appealing to the senses.
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Irony
The condition created by the difference between what is stated and what is actually the case.
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Metaphor
A figure of speech in which one thing is described in terms of another.
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Ode
A long lyric poem of elevated style and lofty sentiments.
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Onomatopoeia
A figure of speech in which the sound of the word is an echo of its sense.
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Personification
A figure of speech that gives human qualities to objects or ideas.
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Pun
A form of wordplay that depends upon a similar sound and a different meaning.
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Repetition
Repeating a sound, word, phrase, line or idea for emphasis.
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Rhyme
The occurrence of similar sounds in lines of verse.
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Rhyme Scheme
The pattern of rhyme, usually represented by letters.
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Rhythm
The sense of movement or beat pattern in the syllables of words.
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Simile
A figure of speech in which an object is compared to another using like or as.
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Stanza
A group of lines in verse.
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Stress
The way words or parts of a word are emphasised when spoken.
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Structure
The organising framework of something.
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Style
The way a writer uses language.
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Theme
The central idea of the text.
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Tone
The way language is used to reflect attitudes to the subject matter.