poetry vocab definitions Flashcards
repetition of identical or similar consonant sounds usually at beginning of words
alliteration
figure of speech in which someone, some abstract quality, or non existent personage is directly addressed as though present
apostrophe
harsh or discordant sounds within a groups of words, a sound device
cacophonous
pause usually near middle of line of verse, usually indicated by sense of the line and often greater than normal pause
caesura
an ingenious and fanciful notion or conception usually addressed through an elaborate analogy and pointing to striking parallel between two seemingly dissimilar things; may be a brief metaphor or form the framework of an entire poem
conceit
sustained and formal poem setting forth the poet’s meditations upon death or another solemn theme
elegy
a line with a pause at the end; that end with a period, comma, colon, semicolon, exclamation point or question mark
end-stopped
continuation of sense and grammatical construction from one line of poetry to the next
enjambment
a style in which combinations of words pleasant to the ear predominate its opposite is cacophony
euphony
implied analogy or comparison which carried throughout a stanza or entire poem
extended metaphor
two end-stopped iambic pentameter lines rhymed aa, bb, cc with thought usually completed in 2 line unit
heroic couplet
deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration. may be used for either serious or comic effect
hyperbole
one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
Iamb
line consisting of five iambs (10 syllables)
Iambic pentameter
14 line iambic pentameter poem
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