glossary terms Flashcards
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stanza
The correct name for a verse in poetry
syllable
The number of beats/ sound units in a word/ line of poetry
enjambment
When a sentence in a line of poetry runs into the next line without any punctuation at the end
caesura
A piece of punctuation in the middle of a line of poetry
end stopping
Punctuation at the end of a line of poetry so the line is a separate unit of thought
volta
A change in the tone or subject matter or opinion presented in a poem- common in sonnets
tricolon
A rhetorical term for a series of three parallel words, phrases, or clauses
chiasmus
Chiasmus is a rhetorical device in which two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures in order to produce an artistic effect
zeugma
Zeugma, from Greek “yoking” or “bonding”, is a figure of speech in which a word, usually a verb or an adjective, applies to more than one noun, blending together grammatically and logically different ideas
scansion
Working out the metrical description of a line of poetry
metrical foot
A pattern of stresses on different syllables in words
iamb
A pair of syllables where the first is unstressed and the second is stressed
trochee
A pair of syllables where the first is stressed and the second is unstressed
dactyl
A trio of syllables where the first one is stressed and the last two are unstressed
anapaest
A trio of syllables where the first two are unstressed and the last one is stressed
