poetry Flashcards
What is the definition of a stanza in poetry?
A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem.
True or False: Rhyme scheme refers to the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line in a poem.
True
Who is often credited as the Father of English Literature?
Geoffrey Chaucer
What is the term for a poem that mourns the loss of someone or something?
Elegy
What is the term for a line of poetry with ten syllables and a specific rhyme scheme?
Sonnet
What is the poetic device where a word imitates the sound it represents?
Onomatopoeia
Who is the author of the famous poem ‘The Raven’?
Edgar Allan Poe
What is the term for the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words?
Alliteration
What is the term for the use of exaggeration for emphasis in poetry?
Hyperbole
Which poet wrote the famous collection ‘Leaves of Grass’?
Walt Whitman
In poetry, what is the term for the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or lines?
Anaphora
Who wrote the epic poem ‘Paradise Lost’?
John Milton
What is the term for a poem that celebrates a person, idea, or object?
Ode
What is the term for the use of contradictory terms in a phrase?
Oxymoron
What is the term for a question posed for effect rather than a genuine request for information?
Rhetorical question
