Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

LITERATURE > POETRY > Flashcards

POETRY Flashcards

1
Q

this may be distinguished from prose in terms of forms by its compression, by its frequent (though not prescribed) employment of the conventions of meter and rhyme, by its resilience upon the line as a format unit, by its heightened vocabulary and by its freedom of syntax

A

POETRY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

this is produced by a poet, takes its subject matter from the universe of men, things and events, and is addressed to or made available to an audience of hearers or readers

A

POETRY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

this is a made thing, a verbal construct, an event in language

A

POETRY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

this word means “making” and the oldest of the poet is the “maker”

A

POIESIS

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

this is created due to a sublime experience

A

POETRY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

the quality of greatness; a personal moment of literary and artistic importance

A

SUBLIME

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

enumerate the 3 types of POETRY

A

LYRIC POETRY
NARRATIVE POETRY
CONTEMPORARY POETRY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

enumerate the 4 types of LYRIC POETRY

A

ODE
ELEGY
SONNET
SIMPLE LYRIC

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

enumerate the 5 types of NARRATIVE POETRY

A 
BALLAD
EPIC
METRICAL ROMANCE
METRICAL TALE
IDYLL
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

this type of poetry is often written in free verse

A

CONTEMPORARY POETRY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

this type of poetry is brief and readers know and can associate with the language

A

CONTEMPORARY POETRY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

in this type of poetry, the poet laces the poem with images using all the reader’s senses

A

CONTEMPORARY POETRY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

this type of poetry invites the reader to interpret the poem without yelling from the rooftops the true meaning of the poem

A

CONTEMPORARY POETRY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

enumerate the 10 ELEMENTS OF POETRY

A 
FORMAL ELEMENTS
SOUND ELEMENTS
PERSONA
TONE
MOOD
DICTION
SUBJECT
THEME
FIGURES OF SPEECH
IMAGERY
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

enumerate the 4 SUBELEMENTS OF FORMAL ELEMENTS

A

LINE
STANZA/VERSE
RHYTHM/PROSODY
METER

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

the basic unit of a poem which forms a stanza/verse

A

LINE

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

a series of lines grouped together and separated by an empty line from another stanza

A

STANZA/VERSE

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

it is a writing arranged with a metrical rhythm

A

STANZA/VERSE

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

this is a verse that is repeated at intervals throughout a song or poem

A

REFRAIN

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

often the lines in a ________ will have a specific rhyme scheme

A

STANZA/VERSE

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

enumerate the 4 most common stanzas

A

COUPLET
TERCET
QUATRAIN
CINQUAIN

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

a two-line stanza

A

COUPLET

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

a three-line stanza

A

TERCET

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

a four-line stanza

A

QUATRAIN

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

a five-line stanza

A

CINQUAIN

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

the beat and pace of a poem and is created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, strengthening the meaning and ideas of the poem

A

RHYTHM/PROSODY

27
Q

the recurrence of regular units of stressed and unstressed syllables

A

METER

28
Q

a _______ occurs when one syllable is emphasized more than the other

A

STRESS

29
Q

5 BASIC METERS

A 
IAMBIC
TROCHAIC
SPONDAIC
ANAPESTIC
DACTYLIC
30
Q

unstressed / stressed

A

IAMBIC

31
Q

stressed / unstressed

A

TROCHAIC

32
Q

unstressed / unstressed / stressed

A

ANAPESTIC

33
Q

stressed / stressed

A

SPONDAIC

34
Q

stressed / unstressed / unstressed

A

DACTYLIC

35
Q

enumerate the 2 SUBELEMENTS OF SOUND ELEMENTS

A

SOUND DEVICES

RHYME/RHYME SCHEME

36
Q

special tools the poet can use to create certain effects in the poem to convey and reinforce meaning through sound

A

SOUND DEVICES

37
Q

an example of these tools are ALLITERATION (repeating first consonant sounds), ASSONANCE (repeating vowel sounds), RHYME and ONOMATOPOEIA

A

SOUND DEVICES

38
Q

this is the use of matching sounds in two or more words

A

RHYME

39
Q

6 types of RHYMES

A 
PERFECT RHYME
IMPERFECT RHYME
EYE RHYME
END RHYME
INTERNAL RHYME
BEGINNING RHYME
40
Q

type of rhyme where the final vowel and consonant sounds are the same

A

PERFECT RHYME

41
Q

type of rhyme where the final consonant sounds in two words are the same but the preceding vowels are different such as “learn” and “barn”

A

IMPERFECT RHYME

42
Q

type of rhyme where the rhymes appear to be perfect, but is either half rhyme (move and love) or no rhyme (bough and trough)

A

EYE RHYME

43
Q

type of rhyme where the rhyming words are at the end of each lines

A

END RHYME

44
Q

type of rhyme where the rhyming words are both within a line

A

INTERNAL RHYME

45
Q

type of rhyme where the rhyming words are at the beginning of each line

A

BEGINNING RHYME

46
Q

this refers to the speaker of the poem

A

PERSONA

47
Q

this conveys the speaker’s attitude toward his or her reader or audience

A

TONE

48
Q

the atmosphere of the poem

A

MOOD

49
Q

the word choice that determines the level of language, as well as word order

A

DICTION

50
Q

DENOTATION vs CONNOTATION

A

DENOTATION: the literal meaning
CONNOTATION: what the meaning is according to a particular cultural, emotional, psychological, sociological context

51
Q

4 examples of DICTION

A

DENOTATION
CONNOTATION
ABSTRACT LANGUAGE
CONCRETE LANGUAGE

52
Q

this refers to intangible qualities, idea, and concepts we know through our intellect

A

ABSTRACT LANGUAGE

53
Q

uses tangible qualities or characteristics we know through our senses

A

CONCRETE LANGUAGE

54
Q

the explicit image used in the poem

A

SUBJECT

55
Q

poetry deals with particular things in _____ language, since our emotions most readily respond to these things

A

CONCRETE

56
Q

the implicit idea expressed in the poem

A

THEME

57
Q

these are expressions that use words to achieve effects beyond the ordinary language

A

FIGURES OF SPEECH

58
Q

12 most common FIGURES OF SPEECH

A 
o	SIMILE
o	METAPHOR
o	PERSONIFICATION
o	IRONY
o	LITOTES
o	METONYMY
o	SYNECDOCHE
o	IRONY
o	PARADOX
o	OXYMORON
o	ALLUSION
o	APOSTROPHE
59
Q

this relies on the words and phrases that describe the concrete experiences of the five senses

A

IMAGERY

60
Q

is generally defined by J.A. Cuddon as “the use of language to represent objects, actions, feelings, thoughts, ideas, states of mind and any sensory or extra-sensory experience” (413)

A

IMAGERY

61
Q

IMAGERY is generally defined by ________ as “the use of language to represent objects, actions, feelings, thoughts, ideas, states of mind and any sensory or extra-sensory experience” (413)

A

J.A. CUDDON

62
Q

A.F. Scott defines these as the “expression of the imagination to deviation from ordinary usage for the sake of ornament” (108)

A

FIGURES OF SPEECH

63
Q

_________ defines FIGURES OF SPEECH as the “expression of the imagination to deviation from ordinary usage for the sake of ornament” (108)

A

A.F. SCOTT

LITERATURE (4 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions