Poetry Links
- Poetic techniques & terminology
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leavingcertenglish.net is a resource for all Leaving Certificate English students. - Poetry Terms - Online Learning CentreOnline English and Literature resource
Quizlet Poetry Flash Cards Online
Click on the image below and recall your knowledge of poetry terms using the online Flash Card website:
Rhymer Free Rhyming Dictionary - Online Website
Click on the image below to access the 'Rhymer Free Rhyming Dictionary':
Suggested Resources
The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature by Call Number: 820.9 WILISBN: 9780195533811Publication Date: 1995The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature, which now appears in a fully revised and updated second edition, provides a concise but comprehensive account of Australian writing from European settlement in 1788 to 1993.
80 Great Poems from Chaucer to Now by Call Number: 821.008 PAGISBN: 9780868409245Publication Date: 2006A new and particularly Australian look at the canon of great poets in English going back as far as Chaucer. A collection of poets living and long dead whose poems are remembered, celebrated and studied, the book is an exciting companion to seven centuries of poetry in English. Each poet is represented by one key poem that appears alongside an informative essay written with the flair and insight of a poet.
Your Dictionary Website - Similes
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Your Dictionary: The Dictionary You Can Understand website:
Examples of Similes
Now, let's look at this link to see examples of metaphors:
Revision: Similes and Metaphors in Pop Music - YouTube Vidseo
Have a look at this great video, produced by Mrs Prego for her middle school students, on the use of similes and metaphors in popular music.
See if you can work through the examples and activites in this video with a partner:
Let's Look at Alliteration Personification Onomatopoeia Hyperbole
Figurative Language in Movies and Commercials - YouTube Video
More Suggested Resources
60 Classic Australian Poems by Call Number: 821.008 SIXISBN: 9781741664140Publication Date: 2009Australian poets have created a range of unforgettable landscapes and characters that continue to entrance readers young and old
Penguin Anthology of Australian Poetry by Call Number: 821.008 PENISBN: 9780143008736Publication Date: 2009This covers Australian poems from colonial days to contemporary works
Figurative Language - YouTube Video
Alliteration.wmv YouTube Video
Assonance in Songs - YouTube Video
"When Your Pants Begin To Go" by Henry Lawson
Click on the link of Henry Lawson and see if you can follow and understand the poem titled, "When Your Pants Begin To Go"
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