poetry Flashcards
What does it mean when they say, the repetition of similar sounds at the end of the word. With internal _________the _______ is within the line of a poem?
rhyme
What is a group of lines that are linked together, often by a thought. This is similar to a paragraph in prose?
stanza
What is a pattern of end rhyme in a poem. _______ _______ is illistrated with letters of the alphabet. A seperate letter is used for each end rhyme?
rhyme scheme
What is a sound element of poetry, it is the pattern of stresed and unstressed syllables?
rhythm
A repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syables is a sign of……?
meter
What is a pair of rhyming lines in a poem?
couplet
What is a four-line poem or stanza usally united by meter and rhyme?
quatrain
What is the deliberate use and agreement of words to create a special effect?
figurative language
A comparison of two things that have a quality in common. The comparison is indicated by the use of “like” or “as”?
simile
A comparison of two things that have a quality in common. Unlike ______, a _______ does not use the terms “like” or “as”?
metaphor
A ______ that is devoloped over several lines of writing or over the course of an entire poem?
extended metaphor
The use of a person, place, or object to stand for something other than itself. _______ is used to create multiple layers of meaning in a poem?
symbolism
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?
alliteration
The repetition of a consonant sound in several words of a line or stanza. The repeated consonant sound can be preceded by different vowel sounds?
consonance
The repetition of a vowel sound in several words of a line or stanza?
assonance
