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English Definitions

TermDefinition
Simile A comparison made using the words “like” or “as.”
Metaphor A comparison – made directly or indirectly – without using “like” or “as.”
Personification Giving human characteristics to something which is not human.
Sibilance Repeated “S” sounds – most often caused by “s” “ss” and “c.” These can be harsh or smooth.
Alliteration The repetition of identical or similar sounds at the beginning of words.
Assonance A repetition of vowel sounds.
Juxtaposition Two things being placed close together for contrasting effect.
Hyperbole Exaggerated statements or claims.
Pathetic Fallacy When a character’s feelings, thoughts or emotions are displayed through the environment around them.
Poetic persona The voice/speaker of the poem who is different from the writer.
Imagery Words that are used to create a deliberate and powerful image.
Anaphora A repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of clauses.
Ambiguity The meaning is unclear.
Oxymoron A figure of speech in which two contradictory things are placed together in a way which makes peculiar sense. For example, “friendly fire.”
Semantic field A set of words relating to the same topic. “Foul” and “Shot” would appear in the semantic field of sports.
Repetition A repeated word or phrase.
Couplet A pair of rhyming lines which follow on from one another.
Caesura A stop or pause in a line of poetry.
Stanza A group of lines separated from others in a poem.
Enjambment The running over a sentence from one line to the next without punctuation.
Dramatic Monologue A poem in which a speaker addresses a reader/listener.
Created by: crb2009
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