Poetry Theory

Question 1

Prose

Answer 1

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

Words appear in sentence or paragraph form

Question 2

Verse

Answer 2

Poem

Written In a metrical pattern

Question 3

Simile

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Metaphor

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Extended methaphor

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Onomatopoeia

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Personification

Answer 7

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

(Giving non human things human characteristics)

Question 8

Hyperbole

Answer 8

An extreme exaggeration used for effect

Question 9

Alliteration

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Assonance

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Consonance

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Cacophony

Answer 12

The use of harsh, discordant sounds for poetic effect

Question 13

Euphony

Answer 13

The use of soft, pleasant sounds for poetic effect

Question 14

Oxymoron

Answer 14

Words or a phrase that combine contradicting or opposite ideas

Question 15

Paradox

Answer 15

An apparently contradictory statement with an element of truth in it

Question 16

Aesthetic

Answer 16

Artisitic; sensitive to beauty

Question 17

Symbolism

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Repetition

Answer 18

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

Question 19

What are the reasons of repitition

Answer 19

Rhyme, rythym, emphasis, and continuity

Question 20

Incremental repetition

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Refrain

Answer 21

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

Aka a chorus

Question 22

Parallelism

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Allusion

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Apostrophe

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Pun

Answer 25

A play on words

Question 26

Denotation

Answer 26

The literal or dictionary meaning of a word

Question 27

Connotation

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Free verse

Answer 28

Poem with no rhyme or rhythmic pattern

Question 29

Synecdoche

Answer 29

A part represents a whole

Question 30

Juxtaposition

Answer 30

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

Question 31

Stanza

Answer 31

Groups of lines separated by a line space

Question 32

What are the four reasons for a line space

Answer 32

Different ideas, rhyme, rythym, and emphasis

Question 33

What are the four main types of stanzas

Answer 33

Rhyming couplet- 2 lines Quatrain- 4 lines Sestet- 6 lines Octave- 8 lines

Question 34

Metre

Answer 34

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

Question 35

A foot

Answer 35

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

Question 36

Satire

Answer 36

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

Question 37

Parody

Answer 37

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

Question 38

Enjambment

Answer 38

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

Question 39

What are the 4 main types of poetry

Answer 39

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

Question 40

What are the 2 types of narrative poetry

Answer 40

Ballads- adapted for singing or recitation.... traditional and modern Epic- long and serious narrative recounting the deeds of heroic figures from legends or history

Question 41

Sonnet

Answer 41

14 lines Written in iambic pentametre Complicated rhyme scheme

Question 42

Types of sonnet

Answer 42

English Sonnet- ABAB CDCD EFEF GG Italian Sonnet- ABBA ABBA CDECDE