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The Language of Poetry

A to Z of Poetry Terms with examples from the key poets in the AQA Anthology: Simon Armitage, Gillian Clarke, Carol Ann Duffy, Seamus Heaney

by Gillian Clarke

  1. Alliteration
  2. Assonance
  3. Enjambment
  4. Iambic Pentameter
  5. Lineation
  6. Metaphor
  7. Onomatopoeia
  8. Rhyme
  9. Rhythm
  10. Simile
  11. Sonnet
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