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elegy
a form of poetry in which the poet expresses grief,sadness or loss
imagery
visually descriptive of figurative language especially in a literary work
anaphora
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of each line
repetition
the use of the same word or phrase stanza or number of syllables multiple times
petrarchan sonnet
divides 14 lines into 2 sections in an 8 line and 6 line
shakespearan sonnet
a fourteen line poem with 3 quarteries and one couplet
allusion
a reference to a person, event or literary work outside the poem
extended metaphor
metaphor that extends over the cause of multiple lines or stanzas
metaphor
a common poetic device where an object in or the subject of a poem is described as being the same as another otherwise unrelated
synechdoche
figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice vers
metonymy
to change the name of something to a different related name
slant rhyme
rhyming structures with words that share similar but not exactly perf rhymes
end rhyme
when the last syllables within a verse rhyme
motif
a recurring image or theme that appears throught the work to reinforce a deeper central meaning
ode
a formal often, ceremonious lyric poem that adresses and often celebrates a person place thing or ide
pathetic fallasy
the attriubution of human emotion to inanimate objects nature animals and people
anthropomorphism
a form of personification in which human qualities are attributed to anything inhuman, usually god animal object or concept
catalog
a verse that presents a list of people objects or abstract qualities
stanza
a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme
couplet
a pair of two consecutive rhyming lines finish when the two lines form a senetence
euphony
the pleasing harmonious arrangment of sounds and language
cacaphony
a blend of unharmonius sounds used to emphasize disorder harshness or violence
meter
the basic rhytmic structure of a verse or lines inverses
caesura
a pause between lines of poetry indicated by punctuation
understatement
to draw attention to a situation by downplaying the intensity
hyperbole
a statement or concept exaggerated to the point of absurdity
conceit
a complex unorthodox type of metaphor used in poetry
paradox
a literary device that appears to contradict itself but contains some theme of truth or horror
dactylic foot
a three syllable foot in which the pattern is one stressed syllable then 2 unstressed
trochaic foot
a metrical foot in poetry that consists of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable
anapestic foot
2 unstressed to 1 stressed
iambic foot
unstressed to a stressted
enjabment
describes a continuation of a sentence in the next line stanza or couplet without pausing
oxymoron
a figure of speech that combines contradictory words with opposite meanings
onomatopoeia
one way a poet can create sounds in a poem
free verse
poetry that does not follow any strict meter or rhyme scheme
verbal irony
a statement in which the speakers words do not reflect the speakers intent
situational irony
when the opposite of what is expected happens
dramatic irony
when the audience is aware of critical information that the characters are unaware of
alliteration
the occurence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
consonance
a resembalance in sound between 2 words or an initial rhyme
assonance
repetition of vowel sounds across a line of text or poem
apostrophe
a speech or adress to a person not present or a personified object
zeugma
using one word to modify/join two words
synthesia
a blending of different senses for dramatic effect
internal poem
a single line of poetry with multiple words rhyming or the rhyming words can occur across multiple lines
juxtaposition
a literary device contrasts elements side by side to highlight their differences
