Poetry Key Terms Flashcards
What is a simile?
A figure of speech involving the comparison for a thing for another thing.
What is a metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is a caesura
a pause near the middle of a line.
What is an enjambment
the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
What is a tone and tonal shift
Difference between tone and mood
What is an iambic pentameter
a line of verse with five metrical feet
What is a personification
a figure intended to represent an abstract quality.
What is an alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
What is a rhyme scheme
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
What is a rythm
a strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound.
What is a repetition
the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
What is an onomatopeoia
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
What is a slang
a type of language consisting of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal
What is a colloquial language
Colloquial language is casual and conversational.
What is a nonsensical language
Gibberish
