📖 Part 1: Identifying Poetic Techniques

1. Match the technique to its definition:

Metaphor

Alliteration

Enjambment

Caesura

A pause in the middle of a line

Lines that run on without punctuation

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

Direct comparison without 'like' or 'as'

2. Which of these is an example of personification?

"The wind whispered through the trees"

"As brave as a lion"

"The classroom was a zoo"

"Bang! Crash! Wallop!"

3. Identify the technique used in: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"

4. What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

🔍 Part 2: Analysing Effect and Purpose

5. Read this line: "The angry storm devoured the helpless village"

a) What technique is used? ________________

b) What effect does this create?

6. Why might a poet use enjambment in their work? Tick all that apply:

To create a sense of flowing movement

To build tension or suspense

To make the poem rhyme better

To mirror natural speech patterns

7. Complete this analysis sentence:

The poet uses _____________ to create a sense of _____________ which makes the reader feel _____________.

8. Explain how sound techniques (alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia) can enhance a poem's meaning:

✍️ Part 3: Quick Practice Analysis

9. Read this short extract and identify three different techniques:

"The silver moon smiled down,
While waves whispered secrets to the shore,
Darkness crept across the land like a thief—
Silent, swift, stealing the last light."

Technique 1: ________________ Evidence: ________________

Technique 2: ________________ Evidence: ________________

Technique 3: ________________ Evidence: ________________

10. Choose one technique from above and explain its effect:

Unseen Poetry Techniques Recap

Unseen Poetry Techniques Recap

📖 Part 1: Identifying Poetic Techniques

🔍 Part 2: Analysing Effect and Purpose

✍️ Part 3: Quick Practice Analysis

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