english Flashcards
a sentence composed of 2 clauses and expresses a condition and its result
conditional
deals with habitats and general health truths such as laws.
zero conditional
used to deal with things that are likely or likely to happen in the future.
First Conditional
used in dealing with things that are impossible in the present and are unlikely to happen.
second conditional
dealing with things or changes in scenarios yielding different results
Third Conditional
is a form of literature that follows specific forms to create rhythm and/or rhyme scheme
poetry
needs to pay attention to rhyme and rhythm
prose
is a type of poetry that is usually short and is written in stanzas. This poem expresses strong emotions or feelings.
lyric poetry
a poem that talks about death and mourning.
elegy
a short, traditional Japanese poem that consists of three lines with seventeen syllables (5-7-5).
haiku
consists of five lines that follow the abbaa rhyme scheme. It can be humorous and nonsensical.
Limerick
is considered as the poem of exaltation. It is generally written and recited as a praise or tribute to people, objects, qualities, or ideas.
ode
features shepherds and pastures. It evokes or portrays an idealized rural life.
Pastoral poem
consists of 14 lines that are usually related to love. The rhyme is arranged according to a rhyme that is usually Petrarchan and Elizabethan rhyme scheme.
sonnet
it tells a story with the use of rhymes and other poetic devices.
narrative poetry
a poem that is intended to be sung. It narrates a story in short stanzas
Ballad
a long narrative poem that typically narrates stories of the deeds. These are popular in the ancient for they are used to keep a record of the ancient
Epic
tells tales that deal with marvellous adventures of chivalrous, heroic kings or knights. This may also feature religious crusades, love, and other sort of wonders.
Medieval Romance
a dramatic work written in verse. This can be lyrical for it involves characters’ dramatic monologues. It is specifically intended for stage performance, thus
Dramatic Poetry
a kind of drama in which the characters triumph over hardship or misfortune that mostly results in a happy and successful ending.
Comedy
teaches people how to live in the right way based on the teachings of the church.
Morality play
are often religious and are used to teach people about the Bible.
Mystery plays
deals with sorrowful and tragic events like death, suffering, hopelessness and pain.
tragedy
part of a poem with a similar rhythm and rhyme that will usually repeat later in the poem.
Stanza
types of stanza
- Couplet - Octave
- Tercet - Sonnet
- Quatrain
- Cinquain
- Sestet
- Septet
where the author ends the line
Line break
ends a line without completing a sentence.
Enjambent
line that completes a sentence or clause.
End-stopped line
a rhythm that continuously repeats a single basic pattern
meter
words that end with similar sounds, usually at the line of the poem.
rhyme
the final stressed vowel and all following sounds of two words are identical.
perfect rhyme
rhyming consonants in words with different vowel sounds.
Consonant rhyme
vowels rhyme in words but with different consonants
Assonant rhyme
same initial consonant at the beginning.
Head rhyme
similar spelling, different word.
Eye rhyme
follows a rhyme pattern
Rhyme scheme
ABAB CDCD
Alternate rhyme
AA BB)
Couplet Rhyme
AAAA
Monorhyme
ABBA
Enclosed rhyme
AAA
Triplet
ABA BCB CDC)
Terza
AABBA
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