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Poetry Vocab Flashcards

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What is a group of lines that are linked together often by a thought

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Stanza

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What is the The repetition of similar sounds?

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Rhyme

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What is the pattern of end rhyme in a poem?

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Rhyme scheme

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A sound element of poetry the pattern of stressed syllables

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Rhythm

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A repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

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Meter

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A pair of rhyming lines in a poem

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Couplet

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A four line poem or stanza, usually united by meter and rhythm

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Quatrain

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The deliberate use and arrangement of words to create a special effect. The include words phrases symbols and ideas that evoke mental images and sensory impressions

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Figurative language

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A comparison of two things that have a quality in common as indicated by the use of like or as

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Simile

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Comparison not using like or as

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Metaphor

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A metaphor that is developed over several lines

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Extended metaphor

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The use of a person place or thing or object to represent something other than itself

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Symbolism

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The repetition of consonant sounds sounds at the beginning of words

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Alliteration

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The repetition of consonant sounds in several lines or stanzas

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Consonance

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The repetition of vowel sounds in several words or stanzas

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Assonance

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A five line poem that is often humorous

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Limerick

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A 14 line rhyming poem written in iambic pentameter

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Sonnet

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A meter in which unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable

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Iambic pentameter

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Unrhymed iambic pentameter

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Blank verse

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Poetry that does not follow a regular pattern of rhyme.

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Free verse

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Poetry that tells stories

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Narrative poetry

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A long narrative that tells the story of the adventure of a hero of historic or legendary importance

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Epic

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A narrative poem that usually tells a story with tragic overtone and a dramatic conclusion

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Ballad

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Poetry that focuses on the emotions or thoughts of a single speaker

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Lyric poetry

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Extreme exaggeration

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Hyperbole

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When you give an object/animal a human quality

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Personifcation

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