Poetry Flashcards

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Verse

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term used to describe poetic lines composed in a measured rhythmical pattern, that are often, but not necessarily.

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Prose

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the way we usually write and speak, no rhyme or economy of words

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Stanza

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section of poem/ like a paragraph in prose

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Couplet

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2 lines ( not on quiz but quatrain is 4 lines)

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Repetition

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repeating words, lines, or ideas to make a point

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refrain

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a line or group of lines repeated regularly or irregularly

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blank Verse

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unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter( 10 syllables, everyother is stressed; the way shakespeare writes his plays)

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rhyme

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repetition of identical or similar concluding syllables in different words, most often at the end if lines

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meter

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when a rhythmic pattern of stresses recurs in a poem, it is called a meter

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rhythm

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term used to refer to the recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry

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metaphor

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comparing two things NOT using like or as

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simile

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comparing to things using like or as

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personification

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giving non human things human characteristics

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hyperbole

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an enormous exaggeration

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symbol

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something small representing something larger

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Alliteration

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repetition o the same CONSONANT sound in a sequence of words usually at the beginning of a word or stressed syllable (Descending Dew Drops)

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Consonance

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common type or near rhyme that consists of identical consonant sounds preceded by different vowel sounds ( worth breath)

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assonance

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repetition of internal vowel sounds in nearby words that do not end the same .( aslEEp under a trEE

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imagery

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word use that paints pictures in readers minds

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mood

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the way the setting affects the readers and characters

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tone

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how the AUTHOR feels about his characters and subject

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allusion

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reference to another literary work, person, time, or place

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onomatopoeia

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a word or combination of words that resemble specific sounds

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archetype

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term used ti describe universal symbols that evoke deep and sometimes unconscious responses ina reader. common literary terms include stories of quests ,initiations, descents to the underworld, and ascents to heaven

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speaker

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the voce used by an author to tell a story or speak a poem. the speaker is often a created identity and should not be automatically be equated with the authors self