Life Pac 5 Flashcards
Anapest
A metrical foot of 3 syllables two unaccented followed by one accented or two short followed by one long
alliteration
A repetition of the same sound or letter in a group of words or a line of poetry
Assonance
A resemblance in the sound of words or syllables. A substitute for rhyme in which vowels are alike but the consonants are different
Connotation
What is suggested in a word in addition to the literal meaning
Consonance
A musical effect used by poets which uses a correspondence of consonant sounds
Dactyl
A metrical foot having one accented or long syllable followed by two unaccented or short syllables
Denotative meaning
The literal meaning of a word. The dictionary definitions
Dominant foot
The foot used to form the basis of the meter the foot most frequently used in a particular poem
Iamb
A common metrical foot in English poetry consisting of two unaccented syllables. Most common metrical foot. Da dum sound pattern
Ideal
A standard of perfection
Imagery
To form pictures in your mind
Pyrrhic
A measure in poetry that consist of two unaccented syllables
Metaphor
An implied comparison between two different things
Onomatopoeia
To use a word that imitates a sound associated with a specific object
Pantheism
The doctrine that the whole universe is god or a manifestation of god
