english test Flashcards
what is poetry form?
the physical structure of the poem
what is the stanza structure?
the arrangement of lines into groups
what is the meter?
the rhythm and sound pattern
what is the rhythm?
what gives the poem its sound.
what is line structure?
when a line of poetry stops, and a new line begins.
what are sound effects?
the way the words and lines sound
list three examples of figurative language:
metaphors, similes, hyperbole, oxymorons, personification, onomatopoeia, etc.
list the types of stanzas (i.e., couplet, tercet, etc.)
couplet, tercet, quatrain, cinquain, sestet, septet, octave
what does end-stopped mean?
when a line of poetry ends with punctuation
what is enjambment?
enjambment is the continuation of a sentence or clause over a line-break; the thought runs on from one line to the next.
what is caesura?
a strong pause or stop within a line
what is a syllable?
a single unit of sound in a word
what is the foot?
a combination of stressed and unstressed syllables
list the types of feet: (i.e., iambic)
Iambic, trochaic, spondaic, amphibrach, dactylic, anapestic, cretic
what is the meter?
the number of feet in a line
list examples of meter: (i.e., dimeter)
monometer, dimeter, trimeter, tetrameter, pentameter, hexameter, heptameter, octameter
what is alliteration?
the repetition of consonant sounds in adjacent or nearby words