poetry Flashcards
alliteration
repetition of consonant sounds
Example: “While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping”
approx. rhyme
when two words rhyme, but not exactly
ex. hollow & mellow
connotation
emotional feeling associated w. a word
couplet
two lines which rhyme
diction
word choice
[formal/standard/Informal - colloquial - slang]
end rhyme
rhyme @ the end of a line
images
words or phrases that appeal to the senses
internal rhyme
rhymes w/in a line [NOT at the end]
metaphor
figure of speech - comparison w/o like, as, then, etc
onomatopoeia
words that imitates sounds [snap, crackle, pOp]
personification
giving smth non HUMAN human-like qualities
rhyme scheme
pattern of rhymes in a poem
simile
figure of speech; comparison using like, as, than, etc
stanza
sections of a poem
tone
author’s attitude towards an audience/reader