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Poetry Theory 2 Flashcards

1
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What are the 2 types of writing?

A

Poetry and Prose

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2
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What is poetry?

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Words that express a feeling and have rhythm

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What is prose?

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All writing that isn’t poetry

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4
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What is the acronym to analyze poetry?

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ECFSP

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5
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What does the E stand for?

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Engagement

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6
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What do you do in engagement?

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  • Read the poem
  • Find out if it is positive or negative
  • Find out what the subject is
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7
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What does the C stand for?

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Content

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8
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What are the 4 things in C?

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  • The title x2
  • Dictionary
  • Allusions
  • Paraphrase
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What does the F stand for?

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Form

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What are the 5 things to look for in F?

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Rhyme
Rhythm
Stanzas
Sentences
Types of literature
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What are the types of rhyme? F

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End
Internal
Assonance
Consonance
Imperfect
Masculine
Feminine
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What is an end rhyme? F

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A rhyme at the end of a line

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What is an internal rhyme? F

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A rhyme within a line

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What is assonance? F

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Similar vowel sounds

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What is consonance? F

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Similar consonant sounds

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What is an imperfect rhyme? F

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Words that look like they should rhyme but don’t

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What is a masculine rhyme? F

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Ending in a stressed syllable

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What is a feminine rhyme? F

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Ending in an unstressed syllable

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19
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What is a free verse? F

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A poem that does not have a rhythmic pattern

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20
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What are the 2 parts to Rhythm? F

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Scansion and number of feet per line

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21
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What are the types of Scansions/Metric patterns? F

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Iambic
Trochaic
Anapestic
Dactylic
Amphibrachic
Spondaic
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22
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What is the symbol for stressed? F

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/

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23
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What is the symbol for unstressed? F

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u

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What is Iambic? F

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u /

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What is Trochaic? F

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/ u

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What is Anapestic? F

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u u /

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27
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What is Dactylic? F

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/ u u

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28
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What is Amphibrachic? F

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u / u

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29
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What is spondaic? F

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/ /

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30
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What are the types of feet per a line? F

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1 Monometer
2 Diameter
3 Trimeter
4 Tetrameter
5 Pentameter
6 Hexameter
7 Heptameter
8 Octameter
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31
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What are the types of Stanzas? F

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Couplet

Quatrain

32
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What is a couplet? F

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2 lines per a stanza

33
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What is a quatrain? F

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4 lines per a stanza

34
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What are the poems? F

A 
Narrative
Social Commentary
Lyric
Dramatic
Light Verse
35
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What is the purpose of a narrative? F

A

To tell a story

36
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What is the purpose of a Social Commentary? F

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Express a social issue in society

37
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What is the purpose of a lyric? F

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To express a feeling

38
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What is a light verse? F

A

To entertain

39
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What is a dramatic? F

A

To be said out loud

40
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What is an example of a narrative? F

41
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What is an example of a lyric? F

42
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What is an ode? F

A

A lyric in praise of someone

43
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What does the S stand for?

44
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What are the 5 things under Style?

A 
Diction
Figures of speech
Sensory Appeal
Symbols
Irony
45
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What are the types of Diction? S

A
  • Monosyllabic
  • Polysyllabic
  • Informal
  • Formal
  • Colloquial
  • Jargon
  • Archaic
  • Denotative
  • Connotative
  • Slang
46
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What does Archaic mean? S

A

Small words

47
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What does Slang mean? S

A

A group of words created by a group of people

48
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What does Jargon mean? S

A

Subject specific words

49
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What does colloquial mean? S

A

Informal Conversation

50
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What does formal mean? S

A

Official or Authoritative words

51
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What does informal mean? S

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Relaxed, friendly, unofficial words

52
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What does connotative mean? S

A

Words with additional meaning

53
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What does denotative mean? S

A

Basic words

54
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What does monosyllabic mean? S

A

Short words

55
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What does polysyllabic mean? S

A

Long words

56
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What are the figures of speech? S

A 
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
Paradox
Hyperbole
Litotes
Juxtaposition
Antithesis
Apostrophe
Personnification
Alliteration
Synecdoche
Metonymy
57
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What is a Simile? S

A

A comparison using like or as

58
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What is a metaphor? S

A

A comparison without using like or as

59
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What is onomatopoeia? S

A

Words that sound like sounds

60
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What is an oxymoron? S

A

2 words that appear to contrast but actually make sense

61
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What is a paradox? S

A

A group of words that appear to contrast but actually make sense

62
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What is a hyperbole? S

A

An overstatement

63
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What is a litotes? S

A

An understatement

64
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What is a juxtaposition? S

A

A group of words that contrast

65
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What is antithesis? S

A

2 words that contrast

66
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What is apostrophe? S

A

Addressing an inanimate object

67
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What is personification? S

A

Giving human traits to inanimate objects

68
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What is alliteration? S

A

Words with similar beginning sounds

69
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What is synecdoche? S

A

Using a part to represent a whole eg. Edmonton (oiler) is winning

70
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What is metonymy? S

A

A substitute closely related to a word. eg the pots boiling

71
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What does the P stand for?

72
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What are the things to look for under purpose?

A

Context
Tone
Mood
Theme

73
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What is context? P

A

Time period
Origin
Author

74
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What is tone?

A

The attitude of the author towards a subject, creates the mood

75
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What is mood created by?

A

Created by the tone

76
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What does the theme start with?

A

The author suggests that often times,

77
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What is enjambment?

A

When a line doesn’t end a thought

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