Poetry Terms – Flashcards
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verse
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a unit of poetry such as a stanza or a line
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blank verse
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unrhymed iambic pentameter
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free verse
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poetry free of any restrictions; poetry not tied to a particular pattern
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figurative language
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language that communicates beyond the literal meaning of the words
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personification
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giving an animal or inanimate object human qualities or emotions
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hyperbole
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using extreme exaggeration to make a point
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simile
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comparing two things using "like" or "as"
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metaphor
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comparing two things without using "like" or "as"
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imagery
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concrete details which appeal to the senses so that we can see or sense what is being written about
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connotation
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the attitudes and feelings associated with a word
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denotation
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the literal or dictionary definition of a word
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diction
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the author's choice of words
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rhyme scheme
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the pattern in which rhyme sounds occur in a stanza
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rhythm
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the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
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meter
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the recurrence of a rhythmic pattern in poetry
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alliteration
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the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words
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refrain
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the repetition of one or more phrases or lines at intervals in a poem
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onomatopoeia
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the use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning
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stanza
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a division of a poem based on thought or form
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couplet
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two lines of verse that rhyme a-a
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quatrain
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four rhymed lines that can take various forms
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heroic couplet
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two successive rhyming verses that contain a complete thought within two lines and usually consists of iambic pentameter
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narrative poem
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a poem that tells a story
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lyric poem
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a short poem that expresses emotional feelings
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sonnet
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a 14 line poem stating the poet's personal feelings
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elegy
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a poem that states a poet's sadness about the death of an important person
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ballad
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a poem in verse that tells a story
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ode
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a poem of high seriousness written on a variety of topics
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haiku
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a Japanese form of poetry using natural imagery to convey a sense of mystery
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limerick
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a humorous verse of five lines
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visual poetry
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poetry that depends for its effects largely upon the layout of the words on the page
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found poem
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a poem that has not been deliberately composed but discovered, by chance, in some other context
