Poetry Terms Flashcards
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Internal Rhyme:
rhyme found within the same line (ex. When you see the bumble bee)
Slant Rhyme
near rhyme; rhyme where the final sounds of the words are similar but not identical (ex. That perches in the soul….And never stops at all) (soul–>all)
Eye Rhyme
words that appear to rhyme because the spellings look alike, but the pronunciations differ (ex. Rough and dough…sew and few)
End Rhyme
rhyme at the ends of lines (ex. Whose woods these are I think I know…His house is in the village though)
Rhyme Scheme
the pattern of rhymes used in a poem, usually marked by letters to symbolize correspondences, as rhyme royal, ababbcc.
Enjambment
moving from one line to another without punctuation to end the line. (no punctuation, keeps going)
End Stopped
a pause ending a line; punctuation marks (ex. colon, semi-colon, period)
Anaphora
repetition of the first part of a line (ex. Five summers passed, five years, five days)
Alliteration
the repetition of the consonant sounds at the beginning of words (ex. Blue Bay)
Assonance
the repetition of vowel sounds in words that do not end with the same consonant (ex. The waves break)
Consonance
the repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of words (ex. And black are the waters that sparkled so green.)
Onomatopoeia
the use of words that imitate sounds (ex. Buzz, snarled, rattled)
Simile
:a comparison between two unlike things using the words like, as, or as if
Metaphor
a comparison between two unlike things but without the words like, or as; statement as though one this is the other (ex. The door of winter is frozen shut.)
Personification
a description of an object, an animal, a place, or an idea in human thermal a nonhuman subject is given human qualities (ex. As the house danced in the wind)
Hyperbole
an obvious exaggeration for emphasis or humorous effect (ex. When Lady Macbeth said all the water in the ocean cannot clean her hands)
Apostrophe
a direct address to an absent or imaginary person, an abstract concept, or inanimate object (ex. “O Romeo O Romeo where art thou Romeo” when Juliet was speaking to Romeo without him being there)
Metonymy
an attribute of a thing or something closely related to it is substituted for the thing itself (ex. Principal is substituted for main office)
Synecdoche
one thing used to address a whole, or refers to a part (ex. When you’re arrested by the law, you’re arrested by a police officer)
Oxymoron
a phrase that combines opposite or contradictory ideas/terms (ex. Silent scream or poor rich girl)
Paradox
a statement that seems to be contradictory but may be true (ex. Less is more or “fair is foul, foul is fair”)
Tone
the attitude the author takes toward the subject or theme; developed through the use of a variety of poetic devices
Mood
the feeling the poem creates for the reader; feeling ; personal
Symbolism
representing things by using symbols
Point of View:
view at which the story is told/observed (who is the speaker?)
Diction
choice and use of words in speech or writing; degree of clarity and distinctness (ex. Work choice)
Imagery
a word, phrase, or figures in speech used to create a vivid picture for readers
Couplet
the pairing of two rhymed lines (AA, BB); if the couplet in in iambic pentameter it’s a heroic couplet
Quatrain
: grouping of four lines; may be rhymed in various ways (ABAB, ABBA)
Tercet
grouping of three lines usually alternating rhymed lines (ABA)
