ELA poetry terms

Question 1

alliteration

Answer 1

the repetition of identical or similar consonant sounds, normally at the beginning of words.

Question 2

‘Gnus never know pneumonia” ; all words begin with the “n” sound.

Answer 2

example of alliteration

Question 3

allusion

Answer 3

a reference in a work of literature to something outside the work, especially to a well-known historical or literary event, person, or work.

Question 4

types of allusions:

Answer 4

biblical, literary, historical, and mythological

Question 5

antithesis

Answer 5

a figure of speech characterized by strongly contrasting words. one term against another

Question 6

“The hungry judges soon the sentence sign,
And wretches hang that jury-men may dine”

Answer 6

Antithesis example

Question 7

Apostrophe

Answer 7

A figure of speech in which someone, quality, or a nonexistent person is directly addressed as though presnet.

Question 8

“Papa Above! Regard a mouse.”

Answer 8

example of apostrophe

Question 9

assonance

Answer 9

the repition of identical or similar vowel sounds.

Question 10

“A land laid waste with all its young men slain.” Repeats the same “a” sound

Answer 10

Example of assonance

Question 11

Ballad meter

Answer 11

A four-line stanza rhymed “abcd” with four feet (8 syllables) in lines one and three, and three feet (6 syllables,) in lines two and four.

Question 12

how many vowels in a “feet”?

Answer 12

two vowels.

Question 13

other significations of a ballad

Answer 13

short narrative poem (tells story with characters.)
sentimental/romantic

Question 14

blank verse

Answer 14

unrhymed iambic pentameter.

Question 15

what is an iambic pentameter

Answer 15

a rhythmic pattern that consists of ten syllables per line, with alternating stressed and unstressed syllables.

Question 16

cacophony

Answer 16

a harsh, unpleasant combination of sounds or tones, difficult to pronounce/say

Question 17

“irks care the crop-full bird? Frets doubt the maw-crammed beast?”

Answer 17

example of a cacophony

Question 18

caesura

Answer 18

a pause, usually near the middle of a line of verse.

Question 19

“To err is human, to forgive divine”

Answer 19

example of caesura

Question 20

Conceit

Answer 20

striking parallel between two seemingly dissimilar things. could be a brief metaphor or the framework of an entire poem.

Question 21

consonance

Answer 21

The repetition of similar consonants in the endings of words, but the vowels that are before them are different.

Question 22

“bill and ball”

Answer 22

example of consonance

Question 23

couplet

Answer 23

a two line stanza, usually with end-rhymes the same. SONNETS.

Question 24

devices of sound

Answer 24

the use of assonance, repetition, onomatopoeia, etc.

Question 25

diction

Answer 25

the use of words/style: formal, informal, colloquial, or slang.

Question 26

didactic poem

Answer 26

a poem intended to teach a lesson

Question 27

elegy

Answer 27

formal poem about death/solemn theme

Question 28

end-stopped

Answer 28

a line with a pause at the end. end with a period, a comma, exclamation point, or question mark

Question 29

enjambment

Answer 29

the continuation of the sense and grammatical construction from one line of poetry to the next.

Question 30

‘….Or if sion hill
Delight thee more, and siloa’s brook that flow’d
fast by the oracle of God,…”

Answer 30

example of enjambment

Question 31

extended metaphor

Answer 31

implied analogy/comparision which is carried throughout a stanze/entire poem

Question 32

euphony

Answer 32

a style with a combination of words that sound pleasant.

Question 33

eye rhyme

Answer 33

rhyme that appears correct from spelling, but is actually half-rhyme or slant rhyme.

Question 34

feminine rhyme

Answer 34

a rhyme of TWO syllables, one stressed and one unstressed.

Question 35

“Waken”

Answer 35

example of feminine rhyme

Question 36

free verse

Answer 36

poetry which is not written in a traditional meter but is still rhythmical.

Question 37

heroic couplet

Answer 37

two end-stopped iambic pentameter lines rhymed “aa, bb, cc” usually completed in 2 lines.

Question 38

“But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill!”

Answer 38

heroic couplet example

Question 39

hyperbole

Answer 39

exaggeration

Question 40

imagery

Answer 40

the sensory details of a work: visual, auditory, tactile, ol factory, gustatory, kinesthetic, organic

Question 41

what is ol factory in imagery?

Answer 41

what you can smell

Question 42

gustatory?

Answer 42

what you can taste

Question 43

organic?

Answer 43

creates specific feeling or emotion within the reader