Poetry Flashcards
What is a verse ?
It’s the art of poetry
Comment dit-on un “vers” ?
A line
Comment dit-on une syllabe ?
Syllable
Comment dit-oin une strophe ?
A stanza
Comment dit-on un champ lexical ?
Lexical field
Comment dit-on agencement de rimes ?
Rhyming pattern
What is a meter ?
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
“To be or not to be” what kind of meter is that ?
It’s a trimeter, there are 3 feet
If there are 4 feet in a meter how do we call it ?
Tetrameter
If there is 5 feet in a meter hox do we call it ?
Pentameter
˘ ˊ What does those signs mean ?
ˊ is for stressed syllables and ˘ is for unstressed syllables
What is called this kind of meter ˘ ˊ ?
A iamb. A iambic meter
What is called this kind of meter ˊ ˘ ?
A trochaic meter
What is called this kind of meter ˘ ˘ ˊ ?
An anapestic meter
What is a “free verse” form of poetry ?
It is a form of poetry that has no metrical pattern and could also has no rhyming pattern
What does Whitman change in poetry ?
The free verse is a form of poetry that did’nt exist before, he gives a new poetric voice
Comment dit-on “figure de style” ?
Figure of speech
What is an anaphora ?
Anaphora is a repetition in the begging of the lines
Comment dit-on hyperbole ?
Hyperbole
Comment dit-on metaphore ?
Metaphor
Comment dit-on oxymore ?
Oxymoron
What is an oxymoron
Usually one or two words side by side which the meanings are contradictory
What is an understatement ?
It is the opposite of a hyperbole
Comment dit-on une rime ?
A rhyme
What is an assonance ?
Repetition of vowel
Alliteration
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.
What is a consonance?
Repetition of consonants.
What does the grass symbolize ?
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
