Deck #3 Flashcards
Definition: Poetic device
a device used in poetry to manipulate the sound of words, sentences or lines.
Definition: Alliteration
the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words.
Example: Alliteration
Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore
Impact: Alliteration
enhances memorability, creates rhythm, and emphasizes ideas by repeating initial sounds.
Definition: Assonance
The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds
Example: Assonance
“chips and dips”, “surf and turf”
Impact: Assonance
enhances mood and emphasizes key ideas through the repetition of vowel sounds within words.
Definition: Consonance
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the end of words or within words
Example: Consonance
He struck the clock with a quick flick
Impact: Consonance
adds rhythm, reinforces ideas, and creates a pleasing or dramatic effect through the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words
Definition: Onomatopoeia
The use of a word which imitates or suggests the sound that the thing makes
Example: Onomatopoeia
Boom, snap, crackle, pop
Impact: Onomatopoeia
brings descriptions to life, engages the senses, and enhances imagery by mimicking real-world sounds
Definition: Internal rhyme
When a line of poetry contains a rhyme within a single line.
Example: Internal rhyme
I drove myself to the lake and dove into the water
Impact: Internal rhyme
enhances the flow, musicality, and cohesion of a text, making it more engaging and memorable
Definition: Slant rhyme
When a poet creates a rhyme, but the two words do not rhyme exactly, they are just similar
Example: Slant rhyme
She’s picking peaches. / She’s digging ditches
Impact: Slant rhyme
adds subtle harmony, variation, and a sense of uniqueness to a poem or text by pairing words with similar but not identical sounds
Definition: End rhyme
When the last word of two different lines of poetry rhyme
Example: End rhyme
Roses are red, violets are blue, / Sugar is sweet, and so are you
Impact: End rhyme
creates a structured rhythm, enhances memorability, and provides a satisfying sense of closure to lines in poetry or text
Definition: Rhyme Scheme
The pattern of a poem’s end rhymes
Example: Rhyme Scheme
“a b a b c d c d”
Impact: Rhyme Scheme
provides structure, enhances rhythm, and creates patterns in poetry by organizing the arrangement of rhyming lines
Definition: Stressed and unstressed syllables
In every word of more than one syllable, one of the syllables is stressed, or said with more force than the other syllable(s)
Example: Stressed and unstressed syllables
In the word “banana,” the second syllable “nah” is stressed, while the first “ba” and last “na” are unstressed syllables
Impact: Stressed and unstressed syllables
create rhythm and flow in language by emphasizing certain syllables (stressed) and de-emphasizing others (unstressed), forming patterns that enhance the musicality of speech or text.
Definition: Meter
A regular pattern to the syllables in lines of poetry
Example: Meter
Iambic pentameter, Trochaic octameter
Impact: Meter
gives the poem rhythm and a sense of order, and influencing its tone and pacing.
Definition: Free verse
Poetry that doesn’t have much meter or rhyme
Example: Free verse
“The Red Wheelbarrow:
so much depends / upon / a red wheel / barrow / glazed with rain / water / beside the white / chickens
Impact: Free verse
allows poets to express creativity and emotions more freely, offering flexibility in structure and focusing on the language and imagery without the constraints of rhyme or meter
Definition: Iambic pentameter
Poetry that is written in lines of 10 syllables, alternating stressed and unstressed syllables
Example: Iambic pentameter
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”
Impact: Iambic pentameter
creates a rhythmic flow, lends a formal structure to poetry, and enhances its musicality by alternating unstressed and stressed syllables in ten-syllable lines
Definition: Sonnet
a 14-line poem that expresses a single idea or issue, and is usually written in iambic pentameter
Example: Sonnet
“a b a b c d c d e f e f g g”
Impact: Sonnet
enhances its emotional depth, focus, and the power of its themes
Definition: Polysyndeton
When a writer creates a list of items which are all separated by conjunction
Example: Polysyndeton
“I walked the dog, and fed the cat, and milked the cows”
Impact: Polysyndeton
creates a sense of abundance, emphasizes each element in a series, and can slow down the rhythm for dramatic effect
Definition: Pun
When a word that has two or more meanings is used in a humorous way
Example: Pun
“My dog has a fur coat and pants!”
Impact: Pun
adds humor, wordplay, and double meaning to a text, often creating a playful or witty tone while engaging the reader’s attention
