Poetry Terms

Question 1

Verse

Answer 1

term used to describe poetic lines composed in a measured rhythmical pattern, that are often, but not necessarily, rhymed

Question 2

Stanza

Answer 2

section of poem/like a paragraph in prose

Question 3

Couplet

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2 lines

Question 4

Repetition

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repeating words, lines, or ideas to make a point

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Refrain

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a line or group of lines repeated regularly or irregularly

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Blank Verse

Answer 6

unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter (10 syllables, every other syllable is stressed; the way Shakespeare writes his plays)

Question 7

Rhyme

Answer 7

repetition of identical or similar concluding syllables in different words, most often at the end of lines

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Meter

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when a rhythmic pattern of stresses reoccurs in a poem, it is called meter

Question 9

Rhythm

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term used to refer to the recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry

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Metaphor

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comparing two things NOT using like or as

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Simile

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comparing two things USING like or as

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Personification

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giving nonhuman thugs human characteristics

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Hyperbole

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an enormous exaggeration

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Symbol

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something small representing something larger

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Alliteration

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repetition of the same consonant sound in a sequence of words, usually at the beginning of a word or stressed syllable (Descending Dew Drops)

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Consonance

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common type near rhyme the consists of identical consonant sounds preceded by different vowel sounds: home, same ( wORTH, brEATH)

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Assonance

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repetition of internal vowel sounds in nearby words that do not end the same ( aslEEp under a trEE)

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Imagery

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word that paints pictures in readers’ minds

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Mood

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the way the setting affects the readers and characters

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Tone

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how the AUTHOR feels about his characters and subject

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Allusion

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reference to another literary work, person, place, or time

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Onomatopoeia

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a word or combination of words that resemble specific sounds (buzz, rattle, band)

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Archetype

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term used to describe universal symbols that evoke deep and sometimes unconscious responses in a reader. Common literary archetypes include stories of quests, initiations, descents to the underworld, and ascents to heaven

Question 24

Speaker

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the voice used by an author to tell or speak a poem. The speaker is often a created identity and should not automatically be equated with the author’s self

Question 25

Prose

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the way we write and speak, no rhyme or economy of words