O List Literary Devices Flashcards
1
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an 8-line unit, which may constitute a stanza or a section of a poem, as in the ___ of a sonnet
A
octave
2
Q
an 8-line stanza
A
octet
3
Q
a long, stately poem in stanzas of varied length, meter, and form; usually a serious poem on an exalted subject, though sometimes, in modern poetry, a more lighthearted work
A
ode
4
Q
the use of words that supposedly mimic their meaning in sound
A
onomatopoeia
5
Q
a type of structure or form in poetry characterized by freedom from regularity and consistency in such elements as rhyme, line length, metrical pattern and overall poetic structure
A
open form
6
Q
a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used in the service of truth
A
overstatement (hyperbole)
7
Q
a paradox made up of two seemingly contradictory words
A
oxymoron
