Poetic Form and Language (HSC SSCE English Standard): Flashcards
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Free verse
Free verse
Poetry without regular metre/rhyme, using natural speech rhythms
Enjambment
Enjambment
Lines flowing into next without pause, creating momentum
Juxtaposition in poetry
Juxtaposition in poetry
Placing contrasting images/ideas side by side
Dramatic monologue
Dramatic monologue
Single speaker addressing silent audience/reader
Synaesthesia
Synaesthesia
Blending of different sensory experiences together
Anaphora
Anaphora
Repeating words/phrases at start of successive lines
Half-rhymes
Half-rhymes
Imperfect rhymes; sounds similar but not identical
War Photographer stanza form
War Photographer stanza form
Five couplets (two-line stanzas) in narrow columns
How Duffy's form relates to content
How Duffy's form relates to content
Form actively performs meaning, not just decoration
Effect of second-person address
Effect of second-person address
Forces reader involvement/complicity, prevents passivity