Poetry words Flashcards
the reversal of the normal word order in a entrance or phrase
inversion
poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas words or phrases are placed next to one another
juxtaposition
a form of understatement reverse of hyperbole
litotes
a poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feeling or though of the speaker
lyric poem
a figure of speech that makes a comparison without using like or as
metaphor
does not state explicitly the two terms of comparison
implied metaphor
a metaphor that is extended or developed as far as the writer want to take it
extended metaphor
a comparison is used so often it is no longer in use
dead metaphor
a metaphor that has gotten out of control
mixed metaphor
an atmospher created by a writers diction
mood
sound words
onomatopoeia
comparing two complete opposites
oxymoron
a statement that appears self contradictory that it reveals the truth
paradox
the repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures
parallel structure
a work that makes fun of another’s work
parody
a figure of speech that gives and object human like features
personification
a play on words
pun
a poem consisting of four lines
quatrain
a word phrase or line or group of line that is repeated throughout the poem
refrain
rise and fall of the voice
rhythm
a question that asked for an effort not needing an answer
rhetorical question
in general a story in which an idealized hero or heroine undertakes a quest and i successful
romance
a type of writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people to bring about change
satire
a figure of speech that compared two thinks using like or as
simile
a long speech made by a character in a play while no other characters are on stage
soliloquy
a distinctive way in which a writer uses language
style
a person place or think or event that has meaning its self
symbol
the attitude a writer takes toward the subject
tone
