Poetry Terms Flashcards
1
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Two consecutive lines of poetry
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Couplet
2
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Words or phrases that create mental pictures
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Imagery
3
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Systematic arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry
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Meter
4
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Eight consecutive lines of poetry
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Octave
5
Q
Four consecutive lines of poetry
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Quatrain
6
Q
The analysis of meter of a poem
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Scansion
7
Q
Six consecutive lines of poetry
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Sestet
8
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Unit of poetry consisting of two or more lines arranged in a pattern according to rhyme, meter, or rhythm
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Stanza
9
Q
Refers to the manner in which a writer puts ideas into words
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Style
10
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Three consecutive lines of poetry
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Tercet
11
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A writers attitude towards the subject, characters or audience
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Tone
12
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Five consecutive lines of poetry
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Cinquain
