Poetic Form and Techniques (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Quizzes
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What characterises Dobson's free verse style?
What characterises Dobson's free verse style?
Brief fragmented lines, unrhymed
What does enjambment create in Dobson's poetry?
What does enjambment create in Dobson's poetry?
Physical embodiments of meaning
How do windows function symbolically in Dobson's poetry?
How do windows function symbolically in Dobson's poetry?
Both barriers & frames for perception
What does 'liminality' mean in Dobson's work?
What does 'liminality' mean in Dobson's work?
A transitional state between conditions
What sound device appears in 'clamour and clatter' from 'Cock Crow'?
What sound device appears in 'clamour and clatter' from 'Cock Crow'?
Alliteration of plosive consonants
Which three verbs describe creation in 'A Fine Thing'?
Which three verbs describe creation in 'A Fine Thing'?
Pat, shape, smooth
What technique does 'half-ape, half-man / In dinner jacket' demonstrate?
What technique does 'half-ape, half-man / In dinner jacket' demonstrate?
Bathos
What is anaphora?
What is anaphora?
Repetition at start of successive phrases
What structural form does 'Summer's End' use?
What structural form does 'Summer's End' use?
Regular quatrains (four-line stanzas)
What is ekphrastic poetry?
What is ekphrastic poetry?
Poetry describing/responding to visual art