Structure & Poetic Techniques (Junior Cert English): Flashcards

How it appears on the page

Enhance readability, aesthetic, and emotional impact

Seven tercets followed by a final single line

Three-line stanza

Speaker's restraint and emotional numbness

Breaks pattern, draws attention to devastating conclusion

No strict rhyme scheme

Creates natural, conversational tone

Lines flow into next without punctuation

Mimics stream of consciousness, creates momentum

Childhood innocence vs harsh reality of death

Mimics tolling bells, reinforces funeral atmosphere