Poems Flashcards
pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line of poetry
rhythm
the repetition of sounds at the ends of words
rhyme
a repeating pattern of rhythm and rhyme
Meter
the use of a word, phrase, or line more than once
repetition
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
alliteration
a comparison between two unlike things, using the words like or as
similie
a comparison between two unlike things, not containing the words like or as
metaphor
a description of an object, animal, place,or idea as if it where human or had human qualities.
personification
first quatrain
an exposition of the main theme and main metaphor
Secound quatrain
theme and metaphor extended or complicated. often some imagination is given
third quatrain
twisted conflict often introduced by a but
rhyming couplet
summarizes and leaves the reader with a new, concluding image.