Key Terms (Literature) - Form. Flashcards
Anapest
A unit of poetic meter containing two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable
Alternate Rhyme
Lines of poetry where the rhyme is on every other line
Couplet
A two line verse, often rhyming
Dactyl
A unit of poetic meter containing one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables
Ejambment
Where the lines continue on the next with no punctuation to separate them
Eye Rhyme
Where the rhyme looks like it should rhyme but the sound is not exactly the same
Form
The structure and shape of text
Iambic
A unit of poetic meter containing one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable
Internal Rhyme
When the rhyming occurs within the line of a verse
Octet
An eight line verse
Orthography
A study of spelling and the way letters are used in language
Pathetic Fallacy
Where weather is used to portray the mood
Pentameter
A unit of poetic meter containing five feet, 10 syllables in total
Petrarchan/Italian Sonnet
A poem of 14 lines, divided into an octet and sestet, written in iambic pentameter, rhyming with an abbaabba, cdecde
Quatrain
A four line verse
Rhythm
The pattern of syllables and stresses within poetry
Rondo
A poem with a circular structure which begins and ends similarly
Sestet
A six line verse
Shakespearean/English Sonnet
A poem of 14 lines, divided into three quatrains and a couplet, written in iambic pentameter, rhyming abab, cdcd, efef, gg.
Spondee
A unit of poetic meter containing two stressed syllables
Stanza
The division of lines in a poem, also called a verse
Syllable
The beats or rhythm
Tetrameter
A unit of poetic meter containing four feet (68 syllables)
Teimeter
A unit of poetic meter containing three feet (6 syllables)
Trochee
A unit of poetic meter containing one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable
Verse Type
The type of poem
Volta
The turning point in a poem
