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Explaining poetic terms
Sentence starters mat
Subject(s):
English
Age group(s):
12–14, 15–16
Topic:
Analysing poetry
Licence information | This resource is free to use for educational purposes. ©British Council 2015
Source | This resource was originally developed by Alison Fisher and has been adapted by EAL Nexus.
Explaining poetic terms – sentence starters mat
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Noun
Verb
Adjective
contrast
contrast
contrasting
symbol
symbolise
symbolic
There is a strong contrast between … and …
The … contrasts with the ...
The contrasting views of … and … create …
alliteration
alliterative
The poet uses alliteration to emphasise …
The alliterative use of the … sound recreates …
comparison
compare
affect
irony
ironic
There is irony in this phrase because …
The writer uses the ironic phrase ‘…’ to suggest …
onomatopoeia
The writer makes a comparison between … and ...
The writer compares … and ...
effect
The … is a symbol of ...
It symbolises ...
It is particularly symbolic of …
effective
onomatopoeic
The use of onomatopoeia creates an image of ...
The onomatopoeic description of the … creates a …
metaphor
metaphoric
The … creates a … effect.
The … affects the … by ...
This is an effective … because of the ...
This metaphor suggests that …
The metaphorical description of … implies that …
personification
This simile implies that …
personify
The writer uses personification to show …
The writer personifies the … by …
simile
juxtaposition
juxtapose
The juxtaposition of … creates ...
The writer juxtaposes the … and the …
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