Poetic Terminology Flashcards
1
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Volta
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Turning point
2
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Stanza
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A verse in poetry
3
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Anaphora
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Starting consecutive lines with the same word/phrase
4
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Epistrophe
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Ending consecutive lines with the same word/phrase
5
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Iambic pentameter
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5 sets of unstressed then stressed syllables (ux)
6
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End stopped lines
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Ending a line or stanza with a piece of punctuation
7
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Enjambment
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Not ending a line or stanza with punctuation; a continuation of
8
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Colloquial language
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Chatty language/slang
9
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Tautology
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Repeating something in a different way
10
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Sibilance
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Repetition of s sounds
11
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Dactylic rhythm
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Sets of 2 stressed than an unstressed syllable (xxu)
12
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Refrain
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Repeating lines in a poem, like a chorus
13
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Simile
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Indirect comparison using like or as
14
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Metaphor
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Direct comparison
15
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Alliteration
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Words that begin with the same sound or letter close together
