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Terms to use for IOC: poetry Flashcards

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Metonymy

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the substitution of a word which relates to the object or person to be named in place of the name itself

(not part of the whole)
(the SERPENT lied to me)

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Blank verse

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unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter

ex: Mending Wall

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hyperbole

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an exaggeration/overstatement for effect

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symbolism

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the use of one object to suggest another, hidden object/idea

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Sonnet

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a rigid 14-line verse form, with variable structure/rhyme scheme, according to type:

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Euphemism

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expressing an unpleasant or unsavory idea in a less blunt and more pleasant way

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persona

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the character/speaker in a first-person poem

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enjambement

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a run-on line, continuing into the next without a grammatical break
(no comma at the end of a line)

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simile

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a figure of speech which makes a direct comparison of two unlike objects, using the works like or as

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Septet

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stanza with 7 lines

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End Stopping

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a verse line with a pause or a stop at the end of it

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oxymoron

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contradictory terms used together to expressed a paradox for strong effect

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Spenserian sonnet

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abab bcbc cdcd ee (LINKING rhyme scheme)

similar to Shakespearean

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Synecdoche

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a part of something represents the whole object/idea (unlike metonymy)

(the TONGUE lied to me)

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imagery

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the use of words to represent things/actions/ideas by sensory description

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Ambivalence

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indicates more than one possible attitude is being displayed by the writer towards a character, theme, or idea, etc

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Conceit

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an extended metaphor, used to create a powerful effect

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Diction

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the choice of words that a writer makes

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Cinquain

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stanza with 5 lines

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Sestet

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stanza with 6 lines

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Couplet

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stanza with 2 lines

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Pentameter

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Line with 5 feet

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x-lined stanza

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stanza with 9 (or more) lines

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terza rima

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a poem that uses three-lined stanzas and chain rhyme (aba, bcb, cdc, etc)

an Italian form of writing

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vers libre

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another word for free verse

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Assonance

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repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a line

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Rhyme

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repetition of like sounds at regular intervals

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Theme

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the central idea or ideas that the writer explores through a text

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Tercet

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stanza with 3 lines

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Tetrameter

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Line with 4 feet

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Trochaic

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STRESSED-unstressed (2 syllables = 1 foot)

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Consonance

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repetition of two or more consonant sounds within a line

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Connotation

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an implication or association attached to a word or phrase

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Free Verse

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unrhymed lines without regular rhythm

ex: Plath

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Spondaic

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STRESSED-STRESSED (2 syllables = 1 foot)

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Monometer

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Line with one foot

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Anapestic

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unstressed-unstressed-STRESSED (3 syllables = 1 foot)

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Iambic

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unstressed-STRESSED (2 syllables = 1 foot)

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Feminine rhyme

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rhyme in which 2 consecutive syllables of rhyming words correspond, the 1st syllable carrying the accent; double rhyme

(ex: dying and flying)

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tone

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a literary technique created through the combined effects of a number of features, such as diction, syntax, rhythm, etc

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Internal rhyme

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rhyme contained with a line of verse (2 rhyming words in one line)

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Narrative

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nondramatic, objective verse with regular rhyme scheme and meter which relates a story

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Quatrain

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stanza with 4 lines

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Dramatic monologue

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a lyric poem in which the speaker tells a story about themself, revealing their character

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Meter

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rhythm in poetry
the pattern of stressed/unstressed syllables
measured in unites of feet

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Ambiguity

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use of language where the meaning is unclear or has two or more possible interpretations or meanings

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parallelism

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the balance in one or more sentences that are grammatically identical

(ex: the -ing, -ing, -ing)

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apostrophe

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an address to a person or personified object not present (or dead)

(Oh sun, please shine on my flowers)

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allusion

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a reference to an outside fact, event or another source

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Dactyllic

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STRESSED-unstressed-unstressed (3 syllables = 1 foot)

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personification

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giving objects/animals human qualities

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Scansion

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the analysis of a poem to determine meter (basically slashing, checking syllables and then counting)

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Shakespearean/English sonnet

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abab cdcd efef gg (or abba…) rhyme scheme and iambic pentameter

rhyme sheme is 3 quatrains and concluding couplet

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Octet (octave)

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stanza with 8 lines

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Pun

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a play on words that have similar sounds but quite different meanings

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jargon

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use of specific phrases in a particular situation/profession for conveying hidden meanings understood in that situation/profession

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metaphor

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a figure of speech which makes a direct comparison of unlike objects using identification or substitution

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Onomatopoeia

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use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning

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End rhyme

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rhyme occurring at the end of verse lines; most common

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Masculine rhyme

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rhyme in which only the last, accented syllable of the rhyming words correspond exactly in sound

most common end rhyme

(ex: eyes and denies)

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Alliteration

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repetition of two or more initial sounds (usually consonants) of words in a line

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Atmosphere

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the prevailing mood created by a piece of writing

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Lyric

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subjective, reflective poetry with regular rhyme scheme and meter which reveals the poet’s thoughts and feelings to create a single, unique impression

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Style

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the individual way in which a writer has used language to express his or her ideas

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Elegy

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a poem of lament, mediating about death of an individual

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Rhyme scheme

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The pattern of rhymes, represented by a letter (abab)

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Stanzas

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a group of lines

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Dactyl

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another word for foot in a poetic meter

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