Literary Approaches - Formalism Flashcards
It is a form of literary criticism that focuses on a texts use of structures. It would analyze the use of grammar, word choice, syntaxes, and all the elements work together
One does not spend any time concerned wjgb the authors influences, what the work might say about the contemporary moment in history
Formalism
Is the rhythmic structure with a poem and is dictated by the number of syllable and the pattern in which these syllable are emphasized
Meter
Stressed syllable followed by unstressed syllabls as in “custom”
Trochee
Unstressed syllable followed by stressed syllable as in “describe”
Lamb
Equal stress got both syllabled as in “cupcake”
Spondee
Stressed syllable, followed by two unstressed syllable, as in “bicycle”
Dactyl
Two unstressed syllables, followed by a stressed syllable as in “understand”
Anapest
Is created when the last one or more syllables within separate words match.
A poem is considered to _____ when the last words of the verse share this relationship
Rhyme
Refers to the rhyming pattern with a verse of poetry
This could contain words that rhyme at each of every line throughout the stanza, or alternating lined, or in couplets.
Using an arrangement of letters
Scheme
Is a way to describe the relationship between rhyme and meter in a poem
Verse
A group of lines within the verse of a poem.
Often follow a similar pattern or meter or contain a similar idea, but not always.
Stanza
Stanzas are separated from other stanzas within the poem through the use of a
Break or blank line
Is a set of two lines that usually rhyme
Couplet
Is a set of three lines that may or may not rhyme
Tercet
Is a set of four lines that may or may bot rhyme
Quatrain
