Poetic Devices Flashcards
1
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Rhyme scheme
A
Rhyme pattern
2
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Slant rhyme
A
Near or lazy rhyme
3
Q
Rhythm
A
Repeated pattern of movement or sound
4
Q
Lyric
A
Telling a story /lyrics if it’s a lyric it’s also ode
Expressing writers emotions
5
Q
Narrative
A
Tells a story
6
Q
Shakespeare sonnet
A
14 lines
7
Q
Petrarchan sonnet
A
8 lines
8
Q
Ode
A
Lyric usually written on specific subject
Irregular meter
9
Q
Enjambment
A
Continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line a couplet
10
Q
Litotes
A
Understatement
11
Q
Persona
A
Role or character adopted by the author or an actor
12
Q
Caesura
A
Pause near the middle of the line
13
Q
Meter
A
a rhythm of accented and unaccented syllables which are organized into patterns, called feet.
