BASES |Poem analysis - definitions Flashcards
U
weak syllable
-
strong syllable
Iamb
U-
Trochee
-U
Anapest
UU-
Dactyl
-UU
Spondee
– (rare)
Anaeptic trimeter
UU- UU- UU-
Iambic pentameter
U- U- U- U- U- = blank verse
Feminine ending
Extra unstressed syllable at the end of an iambic of a dactyl line
Masculine ending
Ends with a strong syllable
End-stop
The pause falls at the end of the line
Run-on-line // enjambement
The line ends in the middle of a syllable or a sentence.
Sprung rythm
-U -UUU— U- U-
Free verse
No regular stress pattern
End rhyme
It rhymes at the end of the line
Internal rhyme
It rhymes inside of the line
Sight or eye rhyme
It looks like there is a rhyme but the sound is different
Slant rhyme
An imperfect rhyme
Alliteration
Repetition of the initial consonant
Consonnance
Repetition of a consonant
Assonance
Repetition of a vowel sound
