Alliteration-Iamb

Question 1

alliteration

Answer 1

words have the same first consonant sound

Question 2

assonance

Answer 2

two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds

Question 3

blank verse

Answer 3

• 10 syllables in each line

- unrhyming verse written in iambic pentameter

Question 4

cacophony

Answer 4

harsh and inharmonious sounds

-unintentional

Question 5

cadence

Answer 5

• rising and falling of the voice

- sets rhythmic paces

Question 6

caesura

Answer 6

• complete pause in a line of poetry

- marked by (//)

Question 7

conceit

Answer 7

extended metaphor, two vastly different objects are likened together with the help of similes and metaphors

Question 8

connotation

Answer 8

meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing that is being described explicitly
Ex. wall street(wealth and power)

Question 9

consonance

Answer 9

repetitive sounds produced by consonants

Question 10

controlling image

Answer 10

employs repetition so as to stress the theme of a work or a particular symbol

Question 11

couplet

Answer 11

two successive rhyming lines in a verse

Question 12

dirge

Answer 12

mournful song, piece of music, or poem

Question 13

dissonance

Answer 13

inharmonious syllables/words/phrases in order to create a harsh-toned effect

• lacks musical quality
• intentional

Question 14

dramatic monologue

Answer 14

person’s speech, qualities left for audience to interpret

Question 15

elegy

Answer 15

• couplets

- written in honor of someone deseased

Question 16

end-stopped line

Answer 16

pause at the end of a line of verse(period)

Question 17

enjambment

Answer 17

continuation of a sentence w/o a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza

Question 18

epic

Answer 18

lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing heroic deeds or events

Question 19

euphony

Answer 19

words and phrases that are distinguished as having a wide range of noteworthy melody or loveliness in the sounds they create

Question 20

foot

Answer 20

combination of stressed and unstressed syllables

Question 21

free verse

Answer 21

poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter

Question 22

iamb

Answer 22

foot containing unaccented or short syllables followed by an accented syllable in a single line of a poem(unstressed/stressed syllables)