Poetic Techniques (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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What is alliteration?
What is alliteration?
Words with same consonant sound together
What effect does a caesura create in poetry?
What effect does a caesura create in poetry?
Breaks rhythm or marks shift in thought
What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?
What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?
abab cdcd efef gg
What is enjambment?
What is enjambment?
Meaning runs on past the line end
How many lines does a sonnet contain?
How many lines does a sonnet contain?
14 lines
How does metaphor differ from simile?
How does metaphor differ from simile?
Metaphor says sth IS sth else, no like/as
What is personification?
What is personification?
Giving human traits to non-human things
What does a symbol do in poetry?
What does a symbol do in poetry?
Stands for or represents something else
What is a persona in poetry?
What is a persona in poetry?
An identity assumed by the poet
What characterizes free verse poetry?
What characterizes free verse poetry?
No regular rhyme or rhythm