Poetic Techniques

4. The continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next
6. Figurative language used to compare two things using the words 'like', 'as' or 'than'
10. A figure of speech that juxtaposes concepts with opposite meanings within a word or in a phrase that is a self-contradiction
13. The use of the same word or phrase multiple times to create emphasis
14. Repetition of harsh consonant sounds like 'k', 'g', 'p' 't', 'ch', and 'sh'. A blend of unharmonious sounds
15. A line of poetry in which a sentence or phrase comes to a conclusion at the end of the line
17. Use of images, words, or objects that represent something else, often abstract or complex, such as ideas, feelings, or themes
20. Attributing human qualities or behaviours to non living things
22. A poetic technique that uses repeated vowel sounds to draw out each word
23. Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry

1. The way the poem flows or the beat of the poem
2. A group of lines in a poem
3. verse Poetry that lacks a consistent rhyme scheme, metrical pattern, or musical form
5. A sound effect created when words that begin with the same letter are placed beside or close to one another in a sentence.
7. The main message, idea, or issue explored
8. The main emotion in the poem. How it makes us feel as readers
9. How the poet displays their emotion towards the subject matter
11. A rhetorical device that consists of repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighbouring clauses
12. When a word imitates the sound it is describing
16. The repetition of letter sounds that have a hushing or hissing quality such as ‘s’ or ‘sh’
18. Figurative language used to describe one thing as if it were something else
19. Use of exaggeration for dramatic effect. Not to be taken literally
21. Descriptive language that appeals to our senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch)