Poetic Techniques

Question	Answer
Similes	A comparison between to different things using ''like'' or ''as'' Creates stronger image
Metaphors	A comparison between two different things that wouldn't usually be compared using ''is'' Creates stronger image
Personification	When a non-living object is given human characteristics and feelings Creates stronger image
Alliteration	The repetition of a sound at the beginning of a word in a sequence of nearby words To capture a particular sound
Rhythm	Words that create a pattern of sound like a beat To make the poem more effective and to understand better its meaning Fast, slow, steady, irregular
Rhyme	The repetition of sound at the end of words Creates a stronger effect-sound using repetitive sound
Repetition	Repeating the same words or phrases a few times To make the idea clearer and to emphasise the repetitive words

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	Created by Marinos Eliades over 8 years ago