Poem Eprds Flashcards
Repition of a word or phrase or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row
Anaphora
Inversion of the usual normal or logical order of the parts of a sentence purpose of rhythm or emphasis or euphonium it is a fancy word for inversion
Anastrophe
Attributing human characteristic to a animal or inanimate object
Anthropomorphism
Brief cleverly worded statements that makes a wise observation about life or of a principle or accepted general truth
Aphorism
Calling out an imaginary dead or absent person
Apostrophe
The reduction of similar vowel sound followed by different consonant sounds especially in words that are together
Assonance
Rhetorical balance I. Which the second part is syntactically balanced against the first but with the parts reversed
Cliche
An elaborate metaphor that compares two thing that are startlingly different
Conceit
A twentieth century term used to describe poetry that used intimate metal from the poets life
Confessional poetry
The associations and emotional overtones that have become attached to a word or phrase in addition to its struck dictionary definition
Connotation
Two consecutive rhyming lines of poetry
Couplet
Poem of morning usually about someone who has died
Elegy
A long narrative poem written in heightened language which recount the deeds of a heroic character
Epic
An adjective or adjective phrase applied to a person or thing that is frequently used to emphasize a characteristic quality
Epithet
Word which are inaccurate if interpreted literally but are used to describe similes metaphor are common forms
Figurative language
