Poetic Techniques

What is the word given to a describing word?

• Verb
• Adjective
• Noun
• Pronoun

A comparison using like or as is a...

• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Conjuction 
• Simile

When objects are given human characteristics...

• Metaphor
• Personification 
• Onomatopoeia
• Transience 

Whether the text is written to “you” as “I” or about “he/she/it”

• 1^st/2^nd/3^rd Person
• Figurative Language
• Focus
• Theme

Words that describe actions/the way something is done are...

• Verbs
• Modal verbs
• Adverbs
• Adjectives

A direct comparison that does not use like or as...

• Simile
• Analogy
• Connection
• Metaphor

When an aspect of a text is emphasised by being used more than once...

• Underlining
• Emphasis
• Rewind
• Repetition

Appealing to the senses in a text...

• Imagery
• Imagist writing
• Sensey-melia
• Figurative language

A type of adjective that can make an object more vivid...

• Modal
• Colour
• Long
• Descriptive 

When a poem temporarily focuses on something from the past it is called a...

• Shift 
• Flashback
• Historic moment
• Change of tact