Poetry Test Flashcards
Apostrophe
Direct address in poetry. Yeat’s line “Be with me Beauty, for the fire is dying” is a good example.
Aubade
A love poem set at dawn which bids farewell to the beloved
Ballad
A simple narrative poem, often incorporating dialogue that is written in quatrains, generally with a rhyme scheme of a b C d
Blank verse
Unrhymed iambic pentameter. Most of Shakespeare’s plays are in this form
Cacophony
Harsh and discordant sounds in a line or a passage of a literary work
Caesura
A break or pause within a line of poetry indicated by punctuation and used to emphasize meaning
Convention
A traditional aspect of A literary work, such as a soliloquy in a Shakespearean play or a tragic hero in a Greek tragedy
Couplet
Two lines of writing poetry; often used by Shakespeare to conclude a scene or an important passage
Diction
The authors choice of words
Dramatic Monologue
A type of poem that presents a conversation between a speaker and an implied listener. Browning’s “My last duchess “ is a perfect example
Elegy
A poem that lements the dead or loss
Enjambment
A technique in poetry that involves the running on of a line or stanza. It enables the poem to move in develop coherence as well as directing the reader with regard to form and meaning.
Epic
A Linklea, elevated palm that celebrates the exploits of a hero. Beowulf is a prime example
Epigram
A brief what are you poem. Pope often utilizes this form of satiric commentary
Foot
Metrical unit in poetry; a syllable measure of a line: iamb, trochee, anapest, dactyl and sponde.
