Poetry Flashcards
What is a volta?
When the atmosphere changes.
What is sibilance
When something is difficult to say
Usually with p or s
What is hyperbole?
Obvious and intential exaggeration.
What are monosyllable
A word of one syllable
What is colloquial language?
Casual coversation
What is Caesura?
It cuts the sentence in the middle
pause added into a line of poetry,
What is a enjambment
One line runs into the next
Creates the effect of chatting
What is a sonnet
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes,
(Typically having ten syllables per line.)
What is the effect of a plosive?
when used repeatedly it creates a verbal reflection of events, items or emotions which have a harsh feel.
What is a plosive?
a plosive speech sound. The basic plosives in English are t, k, and p
What is semantic field?
Relating to set of semantically related items, for example verbs of perception.
What is the effect of semantic feilds?
- also help to create undertones to pieces of literature
- builds emotion, and provides subtle indications to a reader as to what may be about to happen.
Whatnis the effect of cesura
but it often has the effect of creating contrast, or providing a pause to allow the reader to take in the information presented in the first part of the line.
What is the effectnof enjambment?
-convesation
enjambment creates fluidity,
Enjambment builds a more complex narrative within a poem by fleshing out a thought instead of confining it to one line
What is Euphony
the quality of being pleasing to the ear.
What is assonance?
- relatively close juxtaposition of similar sounds especially of vowels
- repetition of vowels without repetition of consonants
- resemblance of sound in words or syllables.
What is the effect of an alliteration?
Alliteration focuses readers’ attention on a particular section of text.
-can have particular connotations
. For example, repetition of the “s” sound often suggests a snake-like
What is the effect of a metaphor?
-creates images that are easier to understand, it actavates imagination and the writer is able to convey more emotions and impressions through the metaphor
What is a metaphor?
When a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
E.g the snow is a white blanket
What is the effect of colloquial language?
Chatty
-creating a bond between reader and writer that makes it easier for the reader to agree with the writer’s point of view,
What is a paradox?
a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true
What is the effect of personification?
Personification connects readers with the object that is personified.
What is Iambic pentameter?
a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable, for example Two households, both alike in dignity.
