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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