Volta, A turning point in a poem, usually signalled with the words ‘But’ or ‘Yet’ but not always, Octave , A group of eight lines in a poem, Quatraine, A group of four lines in a poem, Anaphora, The repetition of words or phrases in a poem, metaphor, A comparison of one thing to another by saying the first thing IS the second thing e.g. The lake is a giant crystal, imagery, Words in a text which stimulate the senses, especial the sense of sight, rhyming couplet, Two lines of poetry next to each other that rhyme, usually with a complete idea., Petrarchan, Italian style of sonnet, Euphemism, A softer or more polite word or phrase used instead of something harsh, embarrassing, or unpleasant., iamb, A unit of rhythm in poetry made up of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable. It sounds like: da-DUM, Example: be-CAUSE, to-DAY, a-WAY, Sestet, A group of six lines in a poem, inferance, An inference is a conclusion or idea you work out from clues in the text, rather than something the writer states directly., connotation, The extra ideas, feelings, or associations a word suggests beyond its literal meaning. Example: “home” literally means where someone lives, but its connotations might be warmth, safety, family, or comfort., hyperbole, An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally. Writers use it for emphasis, humour, or dramatic effect.Example: “I’ve told you a million times.”, personification, A technique where a writer gives human qualities, actions, or feelings to something non-human, such as an object, animal, idea, or force of nature., metre, The regular pattern of rhythm in a line of poetry, created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables..

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