Quiz 2 Flashcards
Enjambment Definition
the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
Enjambment Example
A bower quiet for us, and asleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
End Stop Line Definition
An end-stop occurs when a line of poetry ends with a period or definite punctuation mark, such as a colon.
End Stop Line Example
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Personification Definition
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Personification Example
Lightning danced across the sky.
The wind howled in the night.
The car complained as the key was turned.
Caesura Definition
A pause in the middle of the line.
Caesura Example
The headphone explodes, || breaking the mold
Roses, roses! || Two bucks a bunch! They say
The boys in the street, || ready to sell you.
Onomatopoeia Definition
Words that sound like their meaning
Onomatopoeia Example
The sheep went, “Baa.
The bird’s chirp filled the empty night air.
Her heels clacked on the hardwood floor.
Alliteration Definition
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Alliteration Examples
She sells seashells by the sea-shore
Hannah’s home has heat now, hopefully
Assonance Definition
Assonance takes place when two or more words, close to one another repeat the same vowel sound, but start with different consonant sounds.
Assonance Example
We light fire on the mountain
Go and mow the lawn.
Johnny went here and there and everywhe
Consonance Definition
Similar consonants but with different vowel sounds
