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Poetry Theory Flashcards

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Prose

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Spoken or written words which do not follow a specific metrics pattern

Words appear in sentence or paragraph form

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Verse

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Poem

Written In a metrical pattern

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Simile

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A comparison of 2 unlike/different things using like ot as

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Metaphor

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A comparison of 2 unlike/different things without the use of like or as

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Extended methaphor

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A metaphor is repeatedly used throughout the poem to developed the poems theme

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Onomatopoeia

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The use of a word whose sound imitates, suggests, and reinforces it’s meaning

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Personification

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A figure or speech attributing human qualities to animals, inanimate objects or abstract ideas

(Giving non human things human characteristics)

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Hyperbole

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An extreme exaggeration used for effect

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same consonant or vowel sound at the start of words

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Assonance

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The repetition of similar vowel sounds anywhere within the words in a line of poetry

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Consonance

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The repetition of similar consonant sounds anywhere within the words in a line of poetry

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Cacophony

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The use of harsh, discordant sounds for poetic effect

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Euphony

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The use of soft, pleasant sounds for poetic effect

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Oxymoron

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Words or a phrase that combine contradicting or opposite ideas

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Paradox

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An apparently contradictory statement with an element of truth in it

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Aesthetic

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Artisitic; sensitive to beauty

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Symbolism

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Something representing something else especially a material object representing an abstract idea

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Repetition

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Repeating words, phrases, lines, or stanzas for four possible reasons

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What are the reasons of repitition

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Rhyme, rythym, emphasis, and continuity

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Incremental repetition

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A specific type of parallelism involving the repetition of whole lines or stanzas with small but significant changes to a few words from one to the next

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Refrain

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Key lines of a poem that are repeated at regular intervals within a song

Aka a chorus

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Parallelism

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The repetition of key components in a line/sentence that have similar gramatical structure

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Allusion

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An indirect reference to a well-known person, place, thing or event from history, literature, mythology, or the bible

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Apostrophe

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A direct reference to a person, place, thing, or idea in a line of poetry

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Pun

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A play on words

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Denotation

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The literal or dictionary meaning of a word

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Connotation

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The implied meaning of a word based on emotional associations with it

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Free verse

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Poem with no rhyme or rhythmic pattern

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Synecdoche

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A part represents a whole

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Juxtaposition

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The placing of 2 or more words side by side in a line of poetry which are un related

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Stanza

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Groups of lines separated by a line space

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What are the four reasons for a line space

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Different ideas, rhyme, rythym, and emphasis

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What are the four main types of stanzas

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Rhyming couplet- 2 lines

Quatrain- 4 lines

Sestet- 6 lines

Octave- 8 lines

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Metre

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A system for determining the rhythmic pattern of a poem according to its stressed and unstressed syllable

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A foot

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A recurrent metric and measured unit of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

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Satire

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Any work which ridicules people, ideas, or institutions to make a point for reform

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Parody

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Any work which humorously ridicules a particular style or literary composition through imitation purely for entertainment

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Enjambment

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The syntax or cadence of a line of poetry carries the reader into the next line

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What are the 4 main types of poetry

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Narrative- tells people about a sequence of important events

Lyrical- poet expresses his desires, feelings, emotions, or ideals

Dramatic- intended to be read aloud or performed in front of an audience

Social Commentary- comments on society’s social habits, customs, attitudes, and problems to promote much needed changes in society

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What are the 2 types of narrative poetry

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Ballads- adapted for singing or recitation…. traditional and modern

Epic- long and serious narrative recounting the deeds of heroic figures from legends or history

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Sonnet

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14 lines
Written in iambic pentametre
Complicated rhyme scheme

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Types of sonnet

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English Sonnet- ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

Italian Sonnet- ABBA ABBA CDECDE

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