Poetry 3 Flashcards

1
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Blank verse

A

Poem with a meter but no rhyme

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2
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Closed form

A

Follows an specific set of rules

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3
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connotation

A

the use of a word to suggest a different association than its literal meaning

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4
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Couplet

A

2 lines of poetry that rhyme

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5
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Denotation

A

what a word points to, names, or refers to, either in the world of things or in the mind. This only includes the word’s literal meaning and does not include metaphors and associations with the word

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6
Q

Free verse

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No meter and no pattern

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7
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Heroic couplet

A

Iambic pentameter + couplet

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8
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Irony

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a situation in which there is a contrast between expectation and reality

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9
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Meter

A

System of determining a pattern of stressed and unstressed words

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10
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Mood

A

how word choice, subject matter, and the author’s tone convey an overall feeling that characterizes the emotional landscape

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11
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Motif

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a recurring symbol that helps to establish a theme or mood

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12
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Open form

A

No rules

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13
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Pastoral

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idealize rural life and the countryside and a need to escape from reality

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14
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Rhyme scheme

A

deliberate pattern of lines that rhyme with other lines in a poem or a stanza

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15
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Rhythm

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the pattern of beats made up of stressed and unstressed syllables resulting in the rising and falling of the voice

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16
Q

Scan

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Process of finding the meter

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17
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Speaker

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the distinction from the poet’s perspective and the perspective they use in the poem

18
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Stanza

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a group of lines that form the basic metrical unit in a poem, identifyed by the number of lines it has and its rhyme scheme or pattern

19
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Syntax

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produces the poem’s rhythm through the repetition of words and sounds of words

20
Q

Tone

A

the narrator’s attitude as conveyed by their specific word choice

21
Q

Poem with a meter but no rhyme

A

Blank verse

22
Q

Follows an specific set of rules

A

Closed form

23
Q

the use of a word to suggest a different association than its literal meaning

A

connotation

24
Q

2 lines of poetry that rhyme

A

Couplet

25
Q

what a word points to, names, or refers to, either in the world of things or in the mind. This only includes the word’s literal meaning and does not include metaphors and associations with the word

A

Denotation

26
Q

No meter and no pattern

A

Free verse

27
Q

Iambic pentameter + couplet

A

Heroic couplet

28
Q

a situation in which there is a contrast between expectation and reality

A

Irony

29
Q

System of determining a pattern of stressed and unstressed words

A

Meter

30
Q

how word choice, subject matter, and the author’s tone convey an overall feeling that characterizes the emotional landscape

A

Mood

31
Q

a recurring symbol that helps to establish a theme or mood

A

Motif

32
Q

No rules

A

Open form

33
Q

idealize rural life and the countryside and a need to escape from reality

A

Pastoral

34
Q

deliberate pattern of lines that rhyme with other lines in a poem or a stanza

A

Rhyme scheme

35
Q

the pattern of beats made up of stressed and unstressed syllables resulting in the rising and falling of the voice

A

Rhythm

36
Q

Process of finding the meter

A

Scan

37
Q

the distinction from the poet’s perspective and the perspective they use in the poem

A

Speaker

38
Q

a group of lines that form the basic metrical unit in a poem, identifyed by the number of lines it has and its rhyme scheme or pattern

A

Stanza

39
Q

produces the poem’s rhythm through the repetition of words and sounds of words

A

Syntax

40
Q

the narrator’s attitude as conveyed by their specific word choice

A

Tone