Part I Flashcards
allitteration
- type of rhyme in which the first consonant is repeated within the same line.
- e.g. round and roud the rugged rock…
- common rhyming pattern in old English poetry.
assonance
- type of rhyme in which the vowel is repeated within the same line (either in the beginning or in the middle of the word.
- child of silence and slow time
- internal rhyme, not as common as the alliteration
couplet
a pair (2) of lines of metre in a poem. Often two lines that rhyme and have the same metre. -Can be open: not stand alone, and closed: stand alone (in meaning)
elegy
- classical form of lyric poetry. Its main theme is a lament (a piece of writing) for a person that has recently died.
- often written in formal prose
- Can be written both to mourn a person and a larger group
imagery
- term that refers mainly to the use of concrete language to lend a visual quality to abstract themes in a poem.
- Imagery means to use figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.
- Imagery needs the aid of figures of speech like simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia etc. in order to appeal to the bodily senses.
metaphor
“my love is a red rose”.
-equates one thing with another.
similie
a comparison between two different things, using “like” or “as”. “my love is like a red rose”
sonnet
- poem with strict rhyme scheme
- 14 lines
- based on kind of stanza and rhyme scheme divided into six groups, e.g. English, italian sonnets.
Stanza
-In poetry, a stanza is a division of four or more lines having a fixed length, meter or rhyming scheme.
-On the basis of a fixed number of lines and rhyming scheme, traditional English language poems have the following kinds of stanzas:
Couplet Tercet Quatrain
meter
Meter is a stressed and unstressed syllabic pattern in a verse or within the lines of a poem.
- e.g. iambic meter (unstressed/stressed), trochaic meter (stressed/unstressed)
- acustic dimension of poetry
onomatopoeia
- Onomatopoeia = a word, which imitates the natural sounds of a thing.
- It creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described, making the description more expressive and interesting.
symbol
- Something in the world of the senses, including an action, that reveals or is a sign for something else, often abstract or otherworldly.
- A rose, for example, has long been considered a symbol of love and affection. (conventional symbol) (compare with private symbol)
Bildungsroman
-Bildungsroman is a special kind of novel that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of its main character from his or her youth to adulthood. During the journey, the protagonist gains maturity gradually and with difficulty. Usually, the plot depicts a conflict between the protagonist and the values of society. Finally, he or she accepts those values and they are accepted by the society, ending the dissatisfaction. Such a type of novel is also known as a coming-of-age novel.
Canon
-refers to the entirety of those literary texts that are considered to be the most important in literary history.
Character
- figure presented in a literary text.
- main character and minor character
- central part of story, following development
