Poetry & Literary Devices
Pass Check: Poetry & Literary Devices
Analyse form, structure and language in poems, including comparison.
4 definitions3 to memorise3 common mistakes5 exam questions8-question quiz
Enjambment
A line of poetry that runs on into the next without punctuation, carrying the sense forward.
Caesura
A deliberate pause in the middle of a line, often marked by punctuation.
Volta
A turn or shift in argument or mood, often in the final lines of a sonnet.
Extended metaphor
A metaphor developed across several lines or the whole poem, not just one image.
Quick check
Mixed quiz
1. What does the interplay of natural imagery and industrial diction achieve?
2. What is a ballad?
3. What does 'enjambment' mean?
4. What is a simile?
5. Which of these is a type of poem?
6. What is alliteration?
7. Which is the strongest comparison between two conflict poems?
8. Which words rhyme?