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Poetic Techniques
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Leaving Certificate English (Poetry) Mind Map on Poetic Techniques, created by cian.buckley on 02/12/2012.
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Poetic Techniques
Theme
main topic or issue in the poem
Rhythm
beat of the poem
Tone
voice of the poet/speaker
can be changed for different meanings
Metaphor
Image created without using 'like', 'as' or 'than'
Simile
Special kind of image
made by comparing two things of different nature using the words 'like', 'as' or 'than'
Images
word-pictures created with our imagination
Personification
when an inanimate object is given human characteristics
Alliteration
Lots of words starting with the same letter
Assonance
when a vowel sound is repeated in a line
words that rhyme often have assonance
Onomatopoeia
when a word imitates the sound it is describing
Mood
Main emotion of the poem
Atmosphere
linked to the setting
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