Key poetry terms/techniques Flashcards
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what is Alliteration?
repletion of consonant, especially ones at the beginnings of sentences e.g. Slithering snake
What is Anapaest?
Foot made up of two unstressed syllables followed by a stress.
What is Assonance?
Repetition of vowel sounds.
What is a Blank verse?
Unryhmed iambic pentameter
What is caesura?
Deliberate break, pause, turn, break.
What is a Canon?
collection works considered representative of a period or genre
what is consonance?
close repetition of consonance sounds - anywhere within the words.
What is a couplet?
A stanza of two lines - they can often rhyme
What is a Dactyl?
foot made up of a stress, followed by two unstressed
What is enjambement?
A continuation of movement from one line to the next -
What is an epigraph?
short verse/quote revealing a relevant theme.
What is a free verse?
Doesn’t have a regular rhyme, rhyme etc.
What is a foot?
Unit of measure in a line of poetry
What is a hexameter?
A line consisting of six metrical feet
What is a hyperbole?
A striking/ extreme exaggeration
What is an iamb?
Iambic- refers to the rhyme.
What is imagery?
Invokes the senses to create an image
What is a metaphor?
a comparison without using the words ‘like’ etc.
What is a Meter?
The rhythmic measure of a line.
What is an Octave?
A stanza of eight lines.
What is a pentameter?
Five metrical feet - equals 10 syllables (5 unstressed, 5 stressed)
What is a Quatrain?
Stanza of four lines.
What is a Quintain?
Stanza of five lines.
What is a Refrain?
Repetition of a line, might not always be exactly the same