Poetic Techniques

2. (5,6) The pattern of rhyming words at the end of each line of a poem.
4. A comparison between two objects using “like” or “as”.
8. The 'beats' in a word showing the natural division of sound.
9. Repeated vowel sounds within two or more neighbouring words.
11. Giving human characteristics to something that is not human.
13. Words that sound like their meaning.
14. Repeated 's' or 'sh' sounds at the start of two or more neighbouring words.
15. Repetition of a consonant sound at the start of two or more neighbouring words.

1. An over-the-top exaggeration.
3. A five-line poem with a set structure for each line.
5. Repeating the same words or phrases so that they have more of an impact on the reader.
6. A direct comparison between two objects.
7. Very descriptive language, sometimes figurative language (similes, metaphors and personification) to appeal to the senses such as sound, sight and touch.
8. A 'verse' in a poem.
10. (4,5) A poem written in this style has no set rhyme scheme.
12. A Japanese poem with seventeen syllables in total.