Terms M-O Flashcards
A figurative use of language in which a comparison is expressed without the use of like/as/than
Metaphor
Rhyme that falls on the stressed and concluding syllables of the rhyme-words
Masculine rhyme
The repetition of a regular rhythmic unit in a line of poetry. It emphasizes the musical quality of the language and often relates directly to the subject matter of the poem. Each unit is known as a foot.
Meter
A figure of speech which is characterized by the substitution of a term naming an object closely associated with the word in mind for the word itself.
Ex: king–>crown
Metonymy
The mingling of one metaphor with another immediately following with which the first is incongruous.
Mixed metaphors
A non-dramatic poem which tells a story or presents a narrative, whether simple or complex, long or short.
Narrative poem
An eight-line stanza
Octave
The use of words whose sound suggests their meaning
Onomatopoeia
A form of paradox that combines a pair of contrary terms into a single expression. This combination usually serves the purpose of shocking the reader into awareness.
Oxymoron
A play on words that are identical or similar in sound but have sharply diverse meanings
Pun
A four-line stanza with any combination of rhymes
Quatrain
