Poetry terms Flashcards
alliteration
repetition of similar constant sounds
onomonapeia
words that sound their meaning
rhyme scheme
pattern of rhymed lines
assoninance
repetition of similar vowel sounds
half ryme
words that sound similar but do not rhyme exactly
consanance
refers reductive sounds produced by constanants
rhyme
repetition of accented vowels
synechdoche
figure of speech. Part of something that refers to a whole
Imagery
language that appeals to the senses
hyperbole
figure of speech that uses exaggeration to show emotion
simile
comparison using like or as
pun
sounds alike, but with a different meaning
personification
giving human characteristics to non human things
metaphor
comparison not using like or as
tone
the attitude a writer takes toward a character or the reader
carpe diem
awareness of the passage of time
parody
imitative work meant to mock previous works
pastoral
simplicity and life in the country
dramatic monologue
a poem where the speaker addresses one or more silent listeners
satire
writing that ridicules human weakness
ballad
song or song like poem
free verse
poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme
lyric poem
expresses writers emotion, doesn’t tell a story
elegy
mournful poem- regarding the loss of something or someone
sonnet
14 line poem usually iambic pentameter
epic
long narrative poem that relates to the great deeds of a hero
meter
generally regular pattern of stresses and unstressed syllables in poetry
scansion
scanning a poem
foot
meter is measured, stressed syllables
anapest
two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable.
iamb
unstressed syllable followed by stressed syllable
dactyl
one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables
