poetry vocab Flashcards
poetry written without rhymes but which retains a set metrical pattern, usually in iambic pentameter
blank verse
a person place thing or event that has meaning in itself and also that stands for something more than itself
symbol
calling out to and imaginary, dead or absent person or to a place or thing or a personified abstract idea
apostrophy
any artificial device or coincidence used to bring about a convenient and simple solution to a plot
duex ex machina
a quote or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of the theme
epigraph
a type of comedy in which ridiculous and often stereotypical characters are involved in silly far fetched situations
farse
a form of understatement in which the positive form is emphasized through negation of a negative form (ex ferris buler
liotes
sentence which uses a conjunction with NO commas to seperate (x and y and z)
polysyndeton
the intentional use of fancy language to describe the trivial or commonplace or a sudden transition from a significant thought to a trivial on for a humorous or satiric effect
anti climax
the substitution of an comfortable or inoffensive expression to replace one that might offend or suggest something unpleasant
euphemism
when the intended meaning of a statement differs from the apparent meaning
verbal irony
in poetry a type of rhetorical balance in which the second part is syntactically balanced against the first (flowers are lovely, love is flower like)
chiasmus
deliberately suggesting two or more different and sometimes conflicting meanings in a work
ambiguity
a compound word or phrase substituted for the usual name of a person or thing (whale road for ocean)
kenning
poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas words or phrases are placed next to each other creating an effect of surprise or wit
juxtaposition
unpleasant sounds in the jarring juxtaposition of harsh letters or syllables which are grating to the ear, usually inadvertent but sometimes deliberately used in poetry for effect
cacophony
a sudden emotional breakdown or climax that consists of overwhelming feelings of great pity sorrow laughter or any extreme change in emotion
caltarsis
a figure of speech in which a part represents the whole (if you don’t drive properly you will lose your wheels)
synecdoche
i command used without conjunction to seperate a series of words thus emphasizing the parts equally (a,b,c, instead or a, c and b)
asyndeton
a word or phrase often a figure of speech that has become lifeless because of overuse
cliche
repetition of a word, phrase or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences i. a row
anophora
story or peon in which characters settings and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities
allegory
the use of language to evoke a picture or a concrete sensation of a person thing place or experience
imagery
device of repetition in which the same expression is repeated at the end of two or more lines clauses or sentences
apistrophy
a figure of speech in which a person place or thing is referred to by something closely associated with it (ex the crown
metonymy
the repetition of similar vowels sounds followed by different consonants sounds especially in words that are together (do not go gentle into that good night
assonance
a figure of speech that combines opposite terms is a brief phrase (jumbo shrimp)
oxymoron
the narrator in a non first person novel the authors creation and the voice through which the author speaks
persona
in drama the presentation of essential information regarding what has occurred prior to the beginning of the play
exposition
the repetitions of sounds patterns that create a rhyme in poetry
meter
