Writer’s Methods & Techniques (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards

Comparing things without 'like' or 'as'

Comparing things using 'like' or 'as'

Giving human qualities to non-human things

Giving human emotions to weather to reflect mood

Words that imitate sounds

Repetition of consonant sounds at start of words

Repetition of 's' or 'sh' sounds

Exaggeration for emphasis or effect

Using symbols to represent ideas or concepts

Sentence runs onto next line without pause

Deliberate pause/break within a line

Placing contrasting ideas/images close together

Turning point in a poem

14-line poem with specific rhyme scheme

Unrhymed poetry in iambic pentameter