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Poetry Glossary Flashcards

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What is the definition of a metaphor?

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Metaphor - direct comparison between 2 things

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What is the definition of a personification?

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Personification – A figure of speech in which nonhuman things are given
human characteristics

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What is the definition of a oxymoron?

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Oxymoron – Two complete opposites put together (iced fire) to create a contrast

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What is the definition of a rhyme?

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Rhyme - The same or similar sounds at the end of two or more words

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What is the definition of a caesura?

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Caesura - A natural pause or break in a line of poetry

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What is the definition of a Enjambment?

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The line continues to the next without punctuation

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What is the definition of a Onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia - where is that sound like the word they describe

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What is the definition of a consonant?

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A letter that isn’t a vowel

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What is the definition of a form?

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type of poem

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What is the definition of a Assonance?

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Assonance - The repetition of vowel sounds

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What is the definition of a sonnet?

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Sonnet – 14 lines. Abab rhyme scheme. 10 syllable per line. Often about love and romance.

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What is the definition of a Stanza?

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Stanza – the way a poem is divided into chunks of lines

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What is the definition of a haiku?

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Haiku - A Japanese poem in three lines of five, seven, and five

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What is the definition of a simile?

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compares two things using the words “like” or “as.”

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What is the definition of a pathetic fallacy?

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how weather and setting is effected by the mood

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What is the definition of a foreshadowing?

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storyteller gives a hint of what is going to happen

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What is the definition of a imagery?

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Visually descriptive language

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What is the definition of a plosive?

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Harsh sounding letters - air can’t go out as tongue is at the roof or your your lips are shut

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What is the definition of a fricatives?

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Soft sounding letters - air can go in and out

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What is the definition of alliteration?

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The occurrence of the same letter in two words

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What is the definition of a sibilance?

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Repeated words that start with s

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What is the definition of rhythm?

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A repeated pattern of a beat or a sound

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What is the definition of personification?

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giving inanimate things human feelings and responses

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What is the definition of repetition?

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Words or lines that appear agian

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What is the definition of a semantic field?

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A set of words that share the same meaning

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What is the definition of symbolism?

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The use of symbols to represent different meaning

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What is the definition of juxtaposition?

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Two things placed to each other to create a contrasting effect

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What is the definition of tone?

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The poet’s attitude toward the poem speaker, reader and the subject matter

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What is the definition of allegory?

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A story, poem or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning

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What is the definition of a couplet?

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A pair of successive lines of verse

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What is the definition of a allusion?

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An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly

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What is the definition of anaphora?

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The use of words referring back to a word used earlier in a text or conversation

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What is the definition of a internal rhyme?

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Rhyme that occurs within a line of poetry

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What is the definition of a volta?

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Shift or turn in the thematic focus of a poem

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What is the definition of synaesthesia?

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Combining sensory experiences in one expression

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What is the definition of figurative language?

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Use of metaphorical expressions or figures of speech

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What is the definition of cacophony?

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Harsh, discordant sounds within a phrase of verse

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What is the definition of free verse?

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Poetry without a regular meter or rhyme scheme

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What is the definition of euphemism?

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Substitution of a mild or indirect expression for a harsh or blunt one

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What is the definition of blank verse?

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Unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter

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What is the definition of irony?

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A contrast between expectation and reality

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What is the effect of alliteration?

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To inject mood or emotion into a piece of writing

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What is the effect of a plosive?

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A harsh feel/sense of broken or disjointed

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What is the effect of a sibilance?

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Can evoke a whisper or whistle

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What is the effect of rhyme?

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Creates an echo, so it has a long lasting effect

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What is the effect of a rhythm?

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Give it a musical quality

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What is the effect of a simile?

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To directly compare 2 aspects to illustrate bigger ideas

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What is the effect of a metaphor?

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To make direct comparison between 2 objects

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What is the effect of a stanza?

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To group sections

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What is the effect of personification?

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Allows the reader to connect with the personified object

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What is the effect of repetition?

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To reinforce the importance of the word

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What is the effect of onomatopoeia?

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To display the sounds that is happening

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What is the effect of pathetic fallacy?

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Makes writing more vivid and descriptive

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What is the effect of a semantic field?

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To maintain a certain concrete image in the minds of readers

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What is the effect of caesura?

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To add breaks to stop the flow of a piece, evokes disruption or an ending

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What is the effect of imgaery?

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To give a visual image in the minds of readers

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What is the effect of symbolism?

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To indirectly give double meanings

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What is the effect of enjambment?

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It builds the drama ai it keeps on going without pausing or stops/adds speed to evoke frantic or longer ideas

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What is the effect of juxtaposition?

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To invite the reader to compare, contrast the relationship of the two

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What is the effect of tone?

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Allows the reader to understand and relate to the speakers/poets emotion

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What is the effect of allegory?

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Allows the writer to solidify knowledge of a more complex idea

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What is the effect of couplet?

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Can unite 2 words and create a fun mood

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What is the effect of allusion?

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Add depth and layers of meaning by referencing something familiar to the audience

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What is the effect of anaphora?

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Creates a sense of monotony or can reinforce something familiar to the audience

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What is the effect of assonance?

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Creates musicality and rhythm in the language

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What is the effect of an extended metaphor?

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Deepens understanding through a sustained analogy

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What is the effect of an internal rhyme?

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Enhances rhythmic quality and emphasis within a line

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What is the effect of a volta?

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Marks a change in tone or perspective

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What is the effect of a synaesthesia?

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Evokes a multisensory experience

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What is the effect of figurative language?

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Adds layers of meaning beyond literal interpretation

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What is the effect of cacophony?

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Creates a sense of chaos or unease

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What is the effect of free verse?

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Allows for greater freedom in expression

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What is the effect of verse?

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The fundamental building block of poetry

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What is the effect of euphemism?

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Creates anticipation and suspense

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What is the effect of foreshadowing?

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A natural and flexible poetic form

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What is the effect of irony?

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Provokes thought and often adds humour or depth

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