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Click elements for definitions
exaggerated statements
not meant to be taken literally
repeating a word or
phrase for emphasis
a word used to name a
person, place or thing
a word that describes an action, state
or occurrence
a sentence that asks a question
a sentence with one
independent clause (a
subject and a verb)
a particular type of poem with 14 lines and a formal
rhyme scheme
a poem that is serious
and thoughtful in tone and has
a precise, formal
structure
the continuation of a sentence
over two lines (a run-
on line)
a pause in the middle of
a line of poetry or
prose
the emphasis that falls on
certain syllables and not on others
a statement formed as a
question that isn’t
intended to be answered
the use of grouping or describing in threes to add
power
language that is
symbolic or metaphorical and not to be
taken literally
visually descriptive or figurative language to
create a picture for the reader
a comparison of two things,
using the words ‘like’
or ‘as’
a comparison of two things
by saying one thing is the other
giving an object or animal human
qualities
an implication
or association
attached to a word or
phrase (cf. denotation)
the literal meaning of a
word, as opposed to any ideas it suggests (cf. connotation)
a word that describes or modifies a
noun
a word that describes or modifies a
verb
a sentence that gives a command,
starting with a verb
a sentence with two or
more independent
clauses
a poem that pictures
country life in a peaceful, idealized way
a poem of serious
reflection, typically a lament for the dead
poetry without
formal meter or rhyme patterns
the ‘movement’ or beat (of a
poem) created through
meter and stress
the regular use of
stressed and unstressed syllables in
poetry
language that is used
to create certain
emotions in the listener
a word or phrase that emphasises point, such
as ‘definitely’ or ‘certainly’
a combination of seemingly
opposing terms in the same idea
the placing of two
contrasting things close
together
a reference to another
event, person, place
or work of literature
exaggerated statements
not meant to be taken literally
exaggerated statements
not meant to be taken literally
a play on words that
have similar sounds but
quite different
meanings
a mild expression
used to replace
something more
offensive or rude
a word that shows the
relationships between things
a word that joins single
words, phrases or sentences
a sentence that
expresses an opinion,
statement or announceme
nt
a sentence with one
independent clause and
one or more dependent
clauses
a Japanese poem of 17 syllable in
three lines of 5, 7, 5
syllables each
a poem that expresses
the thoughts and feelings of the poet,
often musically
a four-line stanza or
grouping of four lines in a
verse
the blocks of lines into which a poem is divided
(sometimes called
‘verses’)
a phrase, line or group of
words repeated
throughout a poem
a short or interesting
story about a real incident
or person
use of words like ‘you’, ‘we’, ‘our’ and ‘us’ to
make a reader feel involved
repetition of an initial
consonant sound in a
sequence of words
repetition of vowel sounds
in a sequence of
words
a word whose sound
reflects its meaning
the use of words with a hissing ‘s’, ‘sh’ or ‘z’
sound
the spitting sound that is produced by the ‘p’, ‘b’, ‘t’, ‘k’, ‘d’
and ‘g’ sounds
the attribution of
human emotions are given to the weather or
nature
the expression of
a meaning by using language
that signifies the opposite
a word that stands in for somebody or something previously mentioned
a word that comes before
a noun to help define it
a sentence expressing
great emotion (surprise, anger),
ending with ‘!’
a group of words that
form part of a sentence, containing a subject and predicate
a poem that narrates a
story in short stanzas
a poem that urges the
reader to live for the
moment and “seize the
day”
corresponding sounds in
words, usually at the end of lines (though not
always)
the rhyming of words
within a line, rather than
at the end of lines
a pair of successive
rhymed lines
the repetition of a word or
phrase at the beginning of successive
clauses
using the same
structural pattern of words in a series of clauses
a punctuation mark used at
the end of sentence
a punctuation mark used to
separate clauses or
items in a list
a punctuation mark used to
indicate possession or the omission
of letters
a punctuation
mark indicating a
question
a punctuation
mark indicating something amusing,
surprising or spoken loudly
brackets used to indicate
direct speech
a punctuation mark used to indicate the omission of
word(s)
a punctuation mark used
before a list, a quotation
or an explanation
a punctuation mark used to
indicate a break
between two clauses
a punctuation mark used to mark a pause
or break in sense
brackets used to mark
an explanation
or an afterthought