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    Poetry Glossary

    Persona A voice or character representing the speaker in a


    literary work

    Narrator Someone who tells a story

    Dramatic Monologue A literary, usually verse composition in which a


    speaker reveals his or her character, often in
    relation to a critical situation or event, in a
    monologue addressed to the reader or to a
    presumed listener. (The ‘speaking’ by a voice in a
    poem.) Often in a dramatic monologue the speaker
    reveals more about themselves.

    Alliteration The repetition of the same sounds or of the same


    kinds of sounds at the beginning of words, as in
    “on scrolls of silver snowy sentences”

    Apostrophe Apostrophe as a literary device is when a speaker


    breaks off from addressing one party and instead
    addresses a third party. This third party may be an
    individual, either present or absent in the scene. It
    can also be an inanimate object, like a dagger, or
    an abstract concept, such as death or the sun.

    Assonance The repetition of vowel sounds, but not consonant


    sounds. E.g. - ‘Fleet feet sweep by sleeping
    geeks…’

    Caesura A pause near the middle of a line.

    Colloquial Characteristic of informal spoken language or


    conversation.

    Enjambment The running over of a sentence from one line of


    verse into the next.

    Half-Rhyme A rhyme in which the vowel sounds are not


    identical, such as years and yours.

    Hyperbole To make a point more dramatic, to emphasise a


    point.

    Hypophora A figure of speech in which a writer raises a


    question and then immediately provides an answer
    to that question.
    Juxtaposition Means placing side be side. A poet might
    deliberately place two contrasting ideas beside
    each other for emphasis.

    Metaphor Comparison between two things, when one is said


    to be the other. E.g. – an icy stare

    Onomatopoeia Use of words which echo their meaning in sound,


    e.g. "snap", crackle" and "pop"!

    Personification Technique of presenting things which are not


    human as if they were human.

    Repetition Used for emphasis.

    Rhetorical Question A question that does not require an answer, used


    to make the reader think, get the reader involved.

    Rhyme A piece of poetry having corresponding sounds at


    the end of the lines.

    Sibilance A literary device where strongly stressed


    consonants are created deliberately by producing
    air from vocal tracts through the use of lips and
    tongue. Such consonants produce hissing sounds.
    However, in poetry, it is used as a stylistic device
    and sibilants are used more than twice in quick
    succession.

    Similes Compare things which are alike in some respect,


    although they may be different in their general
    nature, i.e. "as light as a feather" or "sleeping like a
    baby".

    Stanza Another word for verse.

    Symbol When a word, phrase or image 'stands for' or


    evokes a complex set of ideas, the meaning of
    which is determined by the surrounding context,
    i.e. the sun can symbolize life and energy, a red
    rose can symbolize romantic love.

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