Poem quiz Flashcards
Connotation
the implied or suggested meaning connected with a word
denotation
the dictionary meaning of a word
literal meaning
limited to the simplest, ordinary, most obvious meaning
figurative meaning
associative or connotative meaning
imagery
word or sequence of words representing a sensory experience
meter
describes the rhythm (or pattern of beats) in a line of poetry.
Rhyme
correspondence of terminal sounds of words or of lines of verse
tone
the attitude or emotion conveyed by an author’s word choice and the way the text makes the reader feel
apostrophe
a direct address of an inanimate object, abstract qualities, or a person not living or present
Hyperbole
exaggeration for emphasis
Litotes
a deliberate understatement for effect
metaphor
a comparison between essentially unlike things, or the application of a name or description to something which it is not literally applicable
metonymy
replacing a word or phrase with a related word or phrase to refer to an idea or object
oxymoron
a combination of 2 words that appear to contradict each other
Paradox
a situation or phrase that appears to be contradictory, but which contains a truth worth considering
personification
the endowment of inanimate objects or abstract concepts with animate or living qualities
pun
play on words, or a humorous use of a single word or sound with two or more implied meanings
simile
comparison between 2 essentially unlike things using like or as
alliteration
the repetition of consonant sounds, particularly at the beginning of words
allusion
a reference to a person, event or work outside the poem or literary piece
assonance
the repetition of similar vowel sounds
ellipsis
the omission of words whose absence does not impede the reader’s ability to understand the expression
elision
the omission of an unstressed vowel or syllable to preserve the meter of a line of poetry
enjambment
a running-over of a sentence or phrase from one poetic line to the next, without terminal punctuation.
irony
the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
onomatopoeia
the use of words to imitate the sounds they describe
refrain
a phrase or line repeated at intervals within a poem, especially at the end of a stanza
slant rhyme
rhyme formed with words with similar but not wholly identical sounds
symbol
an object or action that stands for something beyond itself
volta
(in sonnet) the turn of thought or argument
blank verse
unrhymed iambic pentameter
closed
poetic form subject to a fixed structure and pattern
couplet
a pair of lines, usually rhymed
free verse
lines with no prescribed pattern or structure
quatrain
four line stanza or grouping of four lines of verse
stanza
unit of poem often repeated in the same form throughout a poem, a unit of poetic lines
