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samenvatting Engels - Poetic devices explained
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The terms that relate to English poetry are explained and examples provided.
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Poetic devicesBlank verse = written without rhyme but it has a fixed rhythm/meter
Fixed verse = written with fixed rhyme and a meter
Alliteration = the same sound is repeated in the first syllable (Red Roses, Seven Seas)
Onomatopoeia = words that sound like sounds (smash, crack, ripple, jingle)
Metaphor = comparing people, things or object (Juliet is the sun)
Simile = comparing people, things or objects using the words “like” or “as.” (Juliet is like the
sun)
Personification = when an object, animal or idea is given human qualities. (The flowers
danced in the wind)
Symbolism = objects, ideas or persons that contain a hidden meaning (mirror symbolizes
self-reflection, identity, or truth)
Enjambment = a line continuing into the next line without a comma.
The back wing
of the
hospital where
nothing
will grow….
Meter = the rhythm of the poem.
But, SOFT! what LIGHT through YONder WINdow BREAKS? (Romeo and Juliet)
Rhyme = rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words (I – by)
Satire = A kind of writing that holds up to ridicule the weaknesses and wrongdoing of
individuals, groups, institutions, or humanity in general.
Setting- The time and place of action in a narrative (story-telling) poem.
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