7. Poetry CA Flashcards
Alliteration
Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of the words that are close together.
Ex: run, round
Assonance
When 2+ words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds.
Ex: Men sell the wedding bells.
Consonance
Repetitive sounds produced by consonants. This repetition often takes place in quick succession such as in pitter, patter.
Ex: Shelley sells shells by the seashore
End Rhyme
When the last syllables or words in two or more lines rhyme with each other.
Ex: Tyger Tyger, burning bright,
In the forests of the night
Internal Rhyme
A rhyme that occurs within a single line or a verse.
Ex: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary.
Repitition
Use of a word, clause, phrase, etc. multiple times
Rhyme Scheme
The pattern of end rhymes in a poem.
Slant Rhyme
Slant Rhymes have a repetition in the final consonant
Ex: Afternoon, and Queen.
Rhyme
Full rhymes have a repetition in both the final consonant and the preceding vowel or consonant
Ex. chic, fleek
Allusion
Reference to anything famous
Hyperbole
Uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or to create a comic effect.
Ex: My backpack weighed a ton
Imagery
Language that appeals to the senses
Symbolism
Person, place, or thing that stands for something beyond itself
Stanza
Paragraph of a poem
Couplet
2 consecutive lines of poetry that usually rhyme
Tercet
A stanza consisting of 3 lines
Quatrain
A stanza consisting of 4 lines
Sestet
A stanza consisting of 6 lines
Octave
A stanza consisting of 8 lines
Rhythm
The pattern of stresses and pauses in a poem
Foot
The basic unit of measurement in metrical poetry
Iamb
A metrical foot of verse in which an unaccented syllable is followed by an accented one.
Ex: “a-rouse” and “a cat”
Meter
Generally regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry
Iambic Pentameter
A meter consisting of 5 iambs