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Poetry Flashcards

1
Q

What is a verse ?

A

It’s the art of poetry

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2
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Comment dit-on un “vers” ?

A

A line

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3
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Comment dit-on une syllabe ?

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Syllable

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4
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Comment dit-oin une strophe ?

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A stanza

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5
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Comment dit-on un champ lexical ?

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Lexical field

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6
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Comment dit-on agencement de rimes ?

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Rhyming pattern

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7
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What is a meter ?

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Meter is a unit of rhythm in poetry, the pattern of the beats. It is also called a foot. Each foot has a certain number of syllables in it, usually two or three syllables. The difference in types of meter is which syllables are accented and which are not

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8
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“To be or not to be” what kind of meter is that ?

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It’s a trimeter, there are 3 feet

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9
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If there are 4 feet in a meter how do we call it ?

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Tetrameter

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10
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If there is 5 feet in a meter hox do we call it ?

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Pentameter

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11
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˘ ˊ What does those signs mean ?

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ˊ is for stressed syllables and ˘ is for unstressed syllables

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12
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What is called this kind of meter ˘ ˊ ?

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A iamb. A iambic meter

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13
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What is called this kind of meter ˊ ˘ ?

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A trochaic meter

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14
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What is called this kind of meter ˘ ˘ ˊ ?

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An anapestic meter

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15
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What is a “free verse” form of poetry ?

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It is a form of poetry that has no metrical pattern and could also has no rhyming pattern

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16
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What does Whitman change in poetry ?

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The free verse is a form of poetry that did’nt exist before, he gives a new poetric voice

17
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Comment dit-on “figure de style” ?

A

Figure of speech

18
Q

What is an anaphora ?

A

Anaphora is a repetition in the begging of the lines

19
Q

Comment dit-on hyperbole ?

A

Hyperbole

20
Q

Comment dit-on metaphore ?

A

Metaphor

21
Q

Comment dit-on oxymore ?

A

Oxymoron

22
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What is an oxymoron

A

Usually one or two words side by side which the meanings are contradictory

23
Q

What is an understatement ?

A

It is the opposite of a hyperbole

24
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Comment dit-on une rime ?

A

A rhyme

25
Q

What is an assonance ?

A

Repetition of vowel

26
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Alliteration

A

Repetition of a sound but it has to be situated in the beggining of the words. Doesn’t matter if it’s vowel or consonants.

27
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What is a consonance?

A

Repetition of consonants.

28
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What does the grass symbolize ?

A

The grass is the symbol of life because it represent chain of life everything comes from the nature and eventually goes back to nature. Grass is also a language

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