Terms E-F Flashcards
A line with a pause at the end.
End-stopped
A sustained and formal poem setting forth the poet’s meditations upon death or another solemn theme
Elegy
The continuation of the sense and grammatical construction from one line of poetry to the next
Enjambment
An implied analogy, or comparison, which is carried throughout a stanza or an entire poem
Extended metaphor
A style in which combinations of words pleasant to the ear predominate
Euphony
Rhyme that appears correct from spelling, but is half-rhyme or slant rhyme from the pronunciation.
Eye rhyme
A rhyme of two syllables, one stressed and one unstressed
Feminine rhyme
Writing that uses figures of speech such as metaphor, irony, and simile
Figurative language
Poetry which is not written in a traditional meter but is still rhythmical
Free verse
