Glossary 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
It grasps the reader’s attention, making them focus on a particular line or section
Definition- Assonance
The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds.
Example- Assonance
“From the molten-golden notes”
Impact- Assonance
It creates rhythm and guides which syllables should be stressed. This rhythm-making has a flow-on effect.
Definition- Consonance
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the end of words or within words
Example- Consonance
“Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door”
Impact- Consonance
give language a musical element, as well as emphasize sounds or words that resonate with the main ideas or themes of the work and add rhythm
Definition- Onomatopoeia
The use of a word which imitates or suggests the sound that the thing makes.
Example- Onomatopoeia
Snap, rustle, boom, murmur
Impact- Onomatopoeia
add excitement, humor, action, and interest by allowing the reader to hear and remember your writing
Definition- Internal rhyme
When a line of poetry contains a rhyme within a single line.
Example- Internal rhyme
“To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells!”
Impact- Internal rhyme
make the writing more rhythmic
Definition- Slant rhyme
When a poet creates a rhyme, but the two words do not rhyme exactly – they are merely similar.
Example- Slant rhyme
“I sat upon a stone, / And found my life has gone.”
Impact- Slant rhyme
make poetry and prose sound more cohesive
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
It creates a rhythm and adds a musical quality.
Definition- Rhyme Scheme
The pattern of a poem’s end rhymes.
Example- Rhyme Scheme
rhyme scheme of a b a b c d c d:
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? a
Thou art more lovely and more temperate. b
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May. a
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date. b
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines c
And often is his gold complexion dimmed d
And every fair from fair sometime declines c
By chance or nature’s changing course untrimmed d
Impact- Rhyme Scheme
It creates an echo in the poem, which can leave a lasting effect on the audience
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
“Nathan,” the first syllable is stressed. In the word “unhappiness,” the second of the four syllables is stressed.
Impact- Stressed and unstressed syllables
It creates rhythm and aids in our understanding
Definition- Meter
A regular pattern to the syllables in lines of poetry.
Example- Meter
iambic pentameter (Sonnet- Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day)
Impact- Meter
It is the framework for the poem’s rhythm, influencing how it sounds and feels when read aloud.
Definition- Free verse
Poetry that doesn’t have much meter or rhyme.
Example- Free verse
“The Peace of Wild Things”
by Wendell Berry
Impact- Free verse
Helps express personal experiences
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?”
Definition- Sonnet
A 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter. Usually divided into three quatrains and a couplet.
Impact- Iambic pentameter
It creates a pleasing rhythm in the reader’s ear and makes the text more musical and memorable and adds. emphasis
Example- Sonnet
Sonnet 130: “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun”
Impact- Sonnet
Creates a greater appreciation for poetry in general, and a greater understanding of what makes a good poem
Definition- Polysyndeton
When a writer creates a list of items which are all separated by conjunctions, normally, a conjunction is used only before the last item in a list. Polysyndeton is often used to slow down the pace of the writing and/or add an authoritative tone.
Example- Polysyndeton
“I walked the dog, and fed the cat, and milked the cows.” “Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcass of an unclean beast, or a carcass of unclean cattle, or the carcass of unclean creeping things…he also shall be unclean.”
Impact- Polysyndeton
It can slow down the rhythm of a phrase, make it more memorable, or emphasize each individual item in a list
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!” “I was stirred by his cooking lesson.”
Impact- Pun
Adds humor and makes the reader think deeper about it.
