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828675-371475IGCSE English Literature Paper 1: Anthology poetry Knowledge Organiser00IGCSE English Literature Paper 1: Anthology poetry Knowledge OrganiserThe poemsLanguage choicesStructure IfRudyard KiplingExplore what qualities make a man.AdjectiveA word that describes a nounAntithesis The use of balanced oppositesAdverbA word that describes a verb.CoupletA two-line stanza, conventionally rhymingPrayer Before BirthLouis MacNeiceExplores the realities of an evil world (written during WWII) through the mouth of a baby who is not even born yet.Alliteration The repetition of consonants at the start of neighbouring words in a line.ColonA punctuation mark used to introduce a list, between two clauses or to indicate a caesuraHyperboleExtreme exaggerationCaesura A distinct break in a poetic line, usually marked by punctuation BlessingImtiaz DharkerExplores the effects of a water pipe bursting in a town where water is scarce.ImageryUmbrella term for description in poetry which conjures up images. Sensory imagery refers to the appeal to the senses.DashA punctuation mark used to show a break in the thought or the structure.Search for My TongueSujata BhattExplores what it is like to live in a foreign country, feeling disconnected from your cultural background.MetaphorAn implicit comparison in which one thing is said to be another.Ellipsis Three dots to indicate omission or create a pauseNounWords to indicate a person, place or object.End rhyme Rhyming words at the end of a line Free versePoetry without metre or a regular, set formHalf-Past TwoUA FanthorpeExplores the concept of time through the eyes of a child.OnomatopoeiaWords that sound like the noises they are making.End stoppedWhen the sentence and the poetic line stop at the same pointPianoDH LawrenceExplores a fully grown adult recalling about the past.PersonificationWhen inanimate objects are given human qualities.EnjambmentWhere sentences run over the end of lines and stanzasHide and SeekVernon ScannellExplores the theme of irresponsibility or negligence that a childish individual indulges in only to lose all he once had.Plosive PronounA type of alliteration using ‘p’ and ‘b’ soundsExclamation markA punctuation mark to show extreme emotionIrregular rhymeNo fixed rhyming patternSonnet 116William ShakespeareExplores the true nature of true love.SimileAn explicit comparison of two things JuxtapositionContrast of ideasVerbA word to denote an action or a state.Mood (shift)The tone of a poem and how this changesLa Belle Dame sans MerciJohn KeatsExplores a conversation between the poet and a knight who fell in love with a lady but she left him.FormOctaveThe opening eight lines of a sonnetBalladA narrative poem, intended to be sung consisting of simple stanzas and usually with a refrain. Line lengthsThe distance between left to right edges, note variation of line lengths in poetryPoem at Thirty-NineAlice WalkerExplores the poet’s memories of her father before his death and how she has grown up to be like him.Dramatic monologueA poem written in the voice of a distinct character.MetreThe regular pattern organising sound and rhythm in a poemElegyA poem in mourning for someone dead.PentameterA poetic line consisting of five beatsWar PhotographerCarol Ann DuffyExplores the poet’s opinions towards society and the agonies of war.LyricalAn emotional, personal poem usually written in the first person.MotifA repeated image or pattern of language, often carrying thematic significanceMetaphysicalA type of poem characterised by wit and extended metaphors.PersonThe perspective or point of view: 1st, 2nd, 3rdThe TygerWilliam BlakeExplores the tiger as a symbol for the fierce forces in the soul that are necessary to break the bonds of experience and go against established rules and conventions.NarrativeA poem that tells a story. QuatrainA four-line stanzaRomantic A type of poetry characterised by a love of nature, by strong emotion and heightened tone. ParadoxA statement that seems self-contradictory but could profess an element of truthSonnetA form of poetry with fourteen lines and a variety of possible set rhyme patterns.OxymoronWhere contradictory terms appear next to each otherMy Last DuchessRobert BrowningExplores a meeting between a Duke and a Count whose daughter the Duke intends to marry. How shows him a portrait of his first wife and reveals some truths about himself.ThemesStanzaThe technical name for a verseWarPrayer Before Birth, War PhotographerRefrainA line or lines repeated like a chorusSocietyBlessing, The TygerTercetA three line stanzaRelationships and love Sonnet 116, La Belle Dame sans Merci, Poem at Thirty-Nine, My Last Duchess repetitionSaying the same word or phrase more than once for emphasisHalf-CasteJohn AgardExplores his strong feelings about being treated differently for being mixed race.IdentityIf, Search for My Tongue, Half CasteSestet The last six lines in a sonnet ImageryBlessing, War PhotographerSpondeeTwo strong stresses together in a line of poetryDo not go gentle into that good nightDylan ThomasExplores the theme of death and argues that old men at the ends of their lives should resist death as strongly as they can.Memories Half past Two, Piano, Hide and Seek, Poem at Thirty-Nine, War Photographer, RememberRegular rhymeWhere the rhyme follows a specific patternChildhoodHalf-past Two, Hide and Seek,IambA metrical pattern of a weak followed by a strong stressRememberChristina RossettiExplores the theme of death. The speaker of the poem imagines the time after her own death, addressing her loved one to convince them to remember her afterwards.DeathPoem at Thirty-Nine, Do not go gentle into that good night, RememberVoltaThe turn in a sonnet from the octave to the sestet ................
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