English (poetry) Flashcards
is writing or speech not meant to be taken literally poets use figures or speech to state ideas in new ways
figurative language
describe one thing as if it were something else
metaphor
use “like” or “as” to compare two apparently unlike things
simile
anything that represents something else Ex- dove = common symbol for peace
symbols
is the repetition or consonent sounds in the beginning of words as in “slippery slope”
alliteration
is the use of any element of language - a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence - more than once
repetition
is the repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in stressed syllables as in “blade” or “maze”
assonance
is the repetition of similar consonants sounds at the ends of accented syllables, as in “wind” and “sand”
consonance
is the use of words that imitate sounds “crash”, “bang”, and “hiss” are all examples
onomatopoeia
is the repetition of sounds at the end of words
rhyme
is the rythmical pattern in a poem
meter
poetry tells a story in a verse. they often have elements similar to those in short stories
narrative
is a three line Japenese verse form the first and third lines each have five syllables and the second line has seven
haiku
poetry is defined by its lack of strict structure. it has no regular meter, rhyme, fixed line length, or specific stanza structure
free verse
poetry exspresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker, often in highly musical verse
lyric
