poetry terms Flashcards
speaker
the narrative voice of the poem
Stanza
a section of a poem
tone
speaker’s attitude towards the subject
conceit
an extended metaphor that applies multiple characteristics to an object to something else
allusion
a brief reference to an event or history, literature, or popular culture, which is meant to activate background knowledge
hyperbole
exaggeration for effect
rhyme
an exact match of sounds
near rhyme
a close but not exact match of sounds-usually the final constants are similar but not the same
end rhyme
a rhyme at the end of 2 or more lines of a poem.
internal rhyme
A rhyme that falls in the same line of poetry (rather than the end)
Couplet
Two CONSECUTIVE lines that rhyme, usually in the same meter
Alliteration
Repetition of initial constant sounds
Assonance
Repetition of vowel words
Eye rhymes
Spellings of paired the words that appear to rhyme but really don’t
Onomatopoeia
The use of words that sound exactly what they mean
Ex. Buzz, ah
