Alliteration-Iamb Flashcards
alliteration
words have the same first consonant sound
assonance
two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds
blank verse
- 10 syllables in each line
- unrhyming verse written in iambic pentameter
cacophony
harsh and inharmonious sounds
-unintentional
cadence
- rising and falling of the voice
- sets rhythmic paces
caesura
- complete pause in a line of poetry
- marked by (//)
conceit
extended metaphor, two vastly different objects are likened together with the help of similes and metaphors
connotation
meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing that is being described explicitly
Ex. wall street(wealth and power)
consonance
repetitive sounds produced by consonants
controlling image
employs repetition so as to stress the theme of a work or a particular symbol
couplet
two successive rhyming lines in a verse
dirge
mournful song, piece of music, or poem
dissonance
inharmonious syllables/words/phrases in order to create a harsh-toned effect
- lacks musical quality
- intentional
dramatic monologue
person’s speech, qualities left for audience to interpret
elegy
- couplets
- written in honor of someone deseased
end-stopped line
pause at the end of a line of verse(period)
enjambment
continuation of a sentence w/o a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza
epic
lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing heroic deeds or events
euphony
words and phrases that are distinguished as having a wide range of noteworthy melody or loveliness in the sounds they create
foot
combination of stressed and unstressed syllables
free verse
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
iamb
foot containing unaccented or short syllables followed by an accented syllable in a single line of a poem(unstressed/stressed syllables)
