Poetry Test Flashcards
What is Tone?
the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
What is Denotation
dictionary definition of a word
What is Connotation
emotional overtone of a word
What is Anaphora
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
What is Persona
the narrator of the poem
What is a metaphor
comparison between two things without using the words “like,” “as,” or “than”
What is a simile
comparison between two things using the words “like,” “as,” or “than”
What are symbols?
objects that can stand for general ideas, like the white whale in Moby Dick or the petal in “In the Station of the Metro”
What is alliteration
the repetition of the initial consonant sound; a tongue-twister
What is assonance
the repetition of vowel sounds within words located close together
Define what is reffered to as “Stage of the lyric”?
the desire and motivation that drives the meaning behind a poem; the narrator or persona desires a wholeness that comes in love (physical union) or through insight (transcendence)
What is anticipation
the narrator has yet to find that wholeness
What is consummation
the narrator has attained a sense of wholeness through either union
or insight
What is Lamentation?
the narrator cannot find wholeness and laments its loss
What are Archetypes?
recurring patterns, symbols, or motif in literature or culture Different phases and their corresponding times of day and season
