poetry Flashcards
What is the structure of a poem that consists of 14 lines?
Quatrains and couplets
How many lines are in the last section of the 14-line poem structure?
2 lines
What is the term for the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line?
Enjambment
What is an example of end-stop in a line?
Line 3 ‘Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May’
What is a caesura?
A pause near the middle of a line
Provide an example of caesura.
‘So long lives this, and this gives life to thee’
What is anaphora?
Repetition anywhere in the line
In which line is an example of parallelism found?
Line 2 (more lovely than summer)
What does unconventional syntax refer to?
Something other than Subject + Verb
What is iambic pentameter?
A type of rhythmic pattern in poetry
What is elision in the context of poetry?
The process of joining together or merging things, especially abstract ideas
What is a rhyme scheme?
The pattern of rhymes in a poem
What is the rhyme scheme for the first quatrain?
a,b,a,b
What is the rhyme scheme for the second quatrain?
c,d,c,d
What is end rhyme?
Rhyme that occurs at the end of lines
What is internal rhyme?
Rhyme that occurs within a single line
Provide an example of internal rhyme.
lovely + thee
What is consonance?
The repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity
Provide an example of consonance.
lose, possession
What is alliteration?
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words
