Reading Flashcards
What is a stanza?
A group of lines that are linked together, often by thought.
What is Ryme?
The repetition of words similar sounds at the end of a word
What is Rhyme scheme
The pattern of End rhyme in a poem.
What does meter mean?
A repeation of pattern
What does couplet mean?
A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
Want does quatrain mean?
Four lined poem or stanza, usually entitled it’s own meaning.
What does figurative language mean?
The deliberate use and arrangement of words to creat a special effect.
What does simile mean
A comparison of two things that have quality in common.
What does metaphor mean?
A comparison of two things that have quality in common.
What does extended metaphor mean?
A metaphor that is developed over several lines of writing or over the course or an entire poem.
What does simbolism mean?
The use of a person, place, or object to stand for something.
What does alliteration mean?
The reptilian of constant sounds.
What does consonance mean?
The repeation of constant
