poetry Flashcards
Poetry
Has a less strict grammatical structure
Lines
Core unit of a poem, without these a poem cannot be developed
Stanzas
Group of lines in a poem
form
Organization of the parts of a poem
Structure
Organization of lines in a page
Meter
Regular rhythmic pattern of a poem
rhythm
Pattern of beats, or stresses, in a line of verse
Can be regular or irregular
metrical pattern
Is determined by the number of stresses in each line
Feet
Rhythmical units of divided stressed and undivided stressed syllables
rhyme and types of rhyme
Repetition of sounds at the end of words
And rhyme, internal rhyme, slant rhyme
Figurative language
language that conveys meanings beyond the literal meanings of words
examples of figurative language
Metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, understatement
Metaphor
figure of speech in which one thing is spoken or written about as if it were another
Simile
Comparison of two seemingly unlike things uses the words like or as
hyperbole
Deliberate exaggeration made for effect
Personification
When an animal think force of nature or idea is described as if it were human or given human characteristics
understatement
Expression in which something of importance is emphasized by being spoken of as though it were not important
Sound of devices
Uses of words for their auditory effects can convey meaning and mood or can unify the text
examples of sound devices
Repetition, alliteration, assonance, consonants, onomatopoeia, refrain
Repetition
Riders intentional reuse of a sound word, phrase or sentence
Refrain
Line or a group of lines repeated in a poem or song
Alliteration
Repetition of consonant sounds and consecutive or slightly separated words
Alliteration
Repetition of consonant sounds and consecutive or slightly separated words
assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds and stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds
Consonance
repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of words or accented syllables
Onomatopoeia
You some words whose sounds echo their meanings
Imagery
Descriptive words that re-create sensory experiences for the reader appeals to one or more of the five senses
speaker
Character who speaks or narrates, a poem, voice assumed by the writer, speaker and writer are not necessarily the same person
