Unseen Poetry Question (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards

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Metaphor definition

Comparing things without 'like' or 'as'

Simile definition

Comparing things using 'like' or 'as'

Personification definition

Giving human qualities to non-human things

Pathetic fallacy definition

Giving human emotions to weather to reflect mood

Onomatopoeia definition

Words that imitate sounds

Alliteration definition

Repetition of consonant sounds at start of words

Sibilance definition

Repetition of 's' or 'sh' sounds

Hyperbole definition

Exaggeration for emphasis or effect

Symbolism definition

Using symbols to represent ideas or concepts

Enjambment definition

Sentence runs onto next line without pause

Caesura definition

Deliberate pause/break within a line

Juxtaposition definition

Placing contrasting ideas/images close together

Volta definition

Turning point in a poem

Sonnet definition

14-line poem with specific rhyme scheme

Blank verse definition

Unrhymed poetry in iambic pentameter

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