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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
another word for free verse
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Assonance
repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a line
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Rhyme
repetition of like sounds at regular intervals
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Theme
the central idea or ideas that the writer explores through a text
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Tercet
stanza with 3 lines
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Tetrameter
Line with 4 feet
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Trochaic
STRESSED-unstressed (2 syllables = 1 foot)
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Consonance
repetition of two or more consonant sounds within a line
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Connotation
an implication or association attached to a word or phrase
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Free Verse
unrhymed lines without regular rhythm | ex: Plath
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Spondaic
STRESSED-STRESSED (2 syllables = 1 foot)
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Monometer
Line with one foot
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Anapestic
unstressed-unstressed-STRESSED (3 syllables = 1 foot)
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Iambic
unstressed-STRESSED (2 syllables = 1 foot)
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Feminine rhyme
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
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
rhyme contained with a line of verse (2 rhyming words in one line)
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Narrative
nondramatic, objective verse with regular rhyme scheme and meter which relates a story
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Quatrain
stanza with 4 lines
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Dramatic monologue
a lyric poem in which the speaker tells a story about themself, revealing their character
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Meter
rhythm in poetry the pattern of stressed/unstressed syllables measured in unites of feet
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Ambiguity
use of language where the meaning is unclear or has two or more possible interpretations or meanings
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parallelism
the balance in one or more sentences that are grammatically identical (ex: the -ing, -ing, -ing)
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apostrophe
an address to a person or personified object not present (or dead) (Oh sun, please shine on my flowers)
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allusion
a reference to an outside fact, event or another source
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Dactyllic
STRESSED-unstressed-unstressed (3 syllables = 1 foot)
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personification
giving objects/animals human qualities
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Scansion
the analysis of a poem to determine meter (basically slashing, checking syllables and then counting)
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Shakespearean/English sonnet
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)
stanza with 8 lines
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Pun
a play on words that have similar sounds but quite different meanings
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jargon
use of specific phrases in a particular situation/profession for conveying hidden meanings understood in that situation/profession
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metaphor
a figure of speech which makes a direct comparison of unlike objects using identification or substitution
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Onomatopoeia
use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning
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End rhyme
rhyme occurring at the end of verse lines; most common
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Masculine rhyme
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
repetition of two or more initial sounds (usually consonants) of words in a line
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Atmosphere
the prevailing mood created by a piece of writing
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Lyric
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
the individual way in which a writer has used language to express his or her ideas
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Elegy
a poem of lament, mediating about death of an individual
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Rhyme scheme
The pattern of rhymes, represented by a letter (abab)
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Stanzas
a group of lines
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Dactyl
another word for foot in a poetic meter

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