Poetry Flashcards
What was the overall idea of “my last duchess”
It is written about a noble man who lost his wife and plans to remarry. In the poem he is showing ta painting to an agent who happens to be the father of the woman he hopes to marry.
What is the overall idea of “ode on a gracian urn”
he is talking to an urn, admiring the plant and the art and the seeds it has. the urn is pure, the story of the urn is sweeter than his tale
Alliteration
a bunch of words in a sentence that start with the same letter
Lyrical
poems that have a musical rhythm
Dramatic dialogue
a long excerpt in a play that conveys a characters feelings and emotions
Irony
the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite
Simile
comparing two different things using like or as
Metaphor
comparing two different things without using like or as
Imagery
something described so specifically you can imagine it
Paradox
a statement that leads to a conclusion that seems senseless
Metaphysical conceit
sets up an analogy between one entity’s spiritual qualities and an object in the physical world and sometimes controls the whole structure of the poem
Hyperbole
extreme exaggeration
Oxymoron
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
Overall summary of “ozymandias”
Based in a desert as a traveler goes through and notices a statue in the desert broken, two legs, a face and a pedistool with a saying on it.
What is the overall theme of ozymandias?
Power and control
