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GCSE English Lit

Poetry Devices

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Which of these words can describe the mood of a poem? Sarcastic, Touching, Thundered, Nothing Sarcastic
The phrase "troubled pleasure" from 'The prelude' is an example of: A. enjambment B. sensory language C. Oxymoron. D Repetition C. Oxymoron - troubled and pleasure are contrasting words
The phrase "mind-forged manacles" is an example of: A. assonance B. alliteration C. onomatopoeia D. plosive sounds B. Blake repeats the 'm' sound.
In 'Checking Out Me History' Agard compares Mary Seacole to a "healing star" this is an example of what? Metaphor
In 'Emigree' the speaker says her childhood "tastes of sunlight". What is this an example of? Sensory language
Words like 'Blast', 'spits', 'strafes' are examples of what technique? Plosives (a form of onomatopoeia) where the sound is explosive in nature (b, p, s), as well as sounding like the word.
In 'Kamikaze' the quote "little fishing boats / strung out like bunting" is an example of? Simile - boats look like bunting.
The metre of 'Charge of the Light Brigade' is: A. iambic B. dactylic C. Trochaic D. There is no metre B. Dactylic - each stressed syllable is followed by 2 unstressed syllables.
In Rumens 'The Emigree' the phrase "I am branded" is written in what voice? First person voice
In 'Charge of the Light Brigade' Tennyson uses the words "half a league, half a league, half a league onward." for what effect? To create the sound of galloping horses - by using regular, relentless rhythm.
Why is the word 'Blast' on a new line in 'Storm on the Island'? Heaney is using ENJAMBMENT to emphasize the word making the storm seem stronger.
The line "My city takes me dancing through the city of walls." is used by Rumens in 'The Emigree'. What device does this use? Personification - the city is dancing with her
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