Poetry Flashcards

1
Q

poeisis

A

making

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2
Q

basic unit of poetry

A

line

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3
Q

group of lines

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stanzas

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4
Q

two line

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couplet

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5
Q

theee line

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triplet

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6
Q

4

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quatrain

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7
Q

fove

A

cinquiab

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8
Q

patterned recurrence

A

rhythm

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9
Q

recurrence of regular units of stressed and unstressed

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meter

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10
Q

a syllable is emphasized more

A

stress

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11
Q

u s

A

lambic

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12
Q

s u

A

trochaic

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13
Q

s s

A

spondaic meter

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14
Q

uus

A

anapestic

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15
Q

suu

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dactylic

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16
Q

repetition of beginning sound

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alliteration

17
Q

repetition of similar words

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assonance

18
Q

rhyme that appears to he perfect but half

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eye rhyme

19
Q

use of words whose sounds suggest meaning

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onomatopeia

20
Q

words to describe concrete experience

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imagery

21
Q

effects betyong ordinary language

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figures of speech

22
Q

speaker of poem

A

persona

23
Q

conveys the speakers attitude toward his or her subject

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tone

24
Q

word choice

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diction

25
Q

main idea

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theme

26
Q

a brief poem to express feeling

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lyric

27
Q

tells a story

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narrative