Structure
A poetic paragraph
Stanza
Comparing two things using like/as
simile
What is the effect of repetition?
Creates emphasis/makes the audience think the repeated thing is important
The process of starting an encampment and gradually taking over a country (Australia in this case)
short poem with lines measured by syllables in 5-7-5 format
haiku
When the end word of every line has a similar sound
rhyme
Comparing two things without using like/as- using one to describe the other
metaphor
What is the effect of imagery?
To describe with deeper impact/get the audience to imagine something
The Stolen Generations
poetry without form or structure
free verse
refrain
When an inanimate item represents a deeper meaning
symbol
What is the effect of alliteration?
Adds to the rhythm/speeds up the audiences' reading the line
Connection to land
Poetry that has verses and a refrain/chorus
lyrical/song
Repetition of the start of a line
Anaphora
A phrase that has a different meaning than its literal one, many are universal and commonly used
Idiom
What is the effect of symbolism?
A song about the experiences of the stolen generation by A.R.
'Took the Children Away' by Archie Roach
A 14-line poem typically written in iambic pentameter
sonnet
Repetition of the end of a line
Epistrophe
When something is described in a way intended to be visualised
imagery
What is the effect of simile?
Allows the audience to visualise/understand something by comparing it to an alike thing
A poem by Oodgeroo Noonuccal that talks about the gradual loss of Indigenous culture and traditions as a result of colonisation.
'We Are Going'
A structure where each stanza has two lines
Couplet