Poetry terms

Alliterasie → alliteration

• repetition of a consonant

• underline repeated consonant

• ?

  • either column or give an example

Assonansie → assonance

• repetition of vowel

• underland vowels

• ?

  • same as alliterasie

Vergelyking → simile

• look for, soos, net soos or nes

• comparison

Metafoor - metaphor

• without soos, nes soos or nes

Eufemisme → euphemism

• milder way of saying something

Personifikasie → personification

• object living properties

Teensteling → contrast

• 2 direct opposites

Herhaling → repetition

• to emphasise (om te beklemtoon)

• Answer → om iets te beklemtoon… answer

Ironie → irony

Enjambement - enjambment

• one line flows into another without punctuation

• to provide tempo (vloei, tempo)

VOCAB

Gedig - poem

digter - poet

spreker - narrator

beklemtoon - emphasise

strofes - stanzas

koeplette - 2 lines (couplet)

funksie - function

versreel(s) - line(s) of a poem

beeldspraak - imagery

slotreel - final line

suggereer - suggest

wending - change

universele waarheid - universal truth

letterlike (denotief) - literal(ly)

figuurlik (konnotatief) - figurative(ly)