What is onomatopoeia
Words that sound the same as what they represent
Alliteration
The use of the same letter at the beginning of words that are close
Personification
Giving a inanimate object human characteristics
Similie
To describe something using like or as
Repetition
Using the same word/phrase more than once
Metaphor
Comparing two things by saying they are eachother
Enjambment
A continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end line
Rhythm
This describes the beat of a poem
Rhyme
When lines of poetry end with the same sounds
Stanza
Group of lines in a poem (a verse)
Assonance
When vowel sounds in words are the same or similar
Pivot
Point at which poem changes mood , time , etc
Caesura
A pause within a line of poetry to give emphisis
Irony
Use of words, phrases that often are sarcastic and humorous
Fricatives
Soft, breathy sounds: s, z, th, f
Plosives
Hard, explosive sounds: p, t, k, b, g, d
Sibilance
Sounded with a hissing effect e.g: s, sh
Superlative
Expressing the highest or a very high degree of quality
Juxtaposition
Who things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
Foreshadowing
Being a warning or indication of future events
Lexical set
A group of words with the same topics, function ot form
Archaisms
Words that are very old or old fashioned
End focus
The most important in a clause or sentence is placed at the end
