Unit 3: Introduction To Poetry Flashcards
What is Rhyme?
The same syllable or word sounds, often occurring at the end of lines of poetry.
For example, see rhymes with bee.
What is Slant Rhyme?
When words do not truly rhyme but have a similar sound or appear to rhyme visually.
Examples include bridge/grudge, orange/forage, said/paid.
What is End Rhyme?
Rhyme that occurs at the end of a line.
What is Internal Rhyme?
Rhyme that occurs within a line.
What is a Rhyme Scheme?
The pattern of end rhymes used in a poem, usually indicated by letters.
abba
abba
cde
cde
abab
cdcd
efef
gg (gg is a couplet).
What is Rhythm in poetry?
Repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables which create a certain sound and pace.
What is Repetition in poetry?
A recurrence of elements to create unity.
What is Diction?
The poet’s precise choice of words.
What is Theme in poetry?
The dominant unifying idea in a poem.
What is Figurative Language?
A deliberate and intentional departure from normal word meanings or word order to gain freshness and strength of expression.
Makes use of one or more figures of speech (i.e. metaphors and similes). The basic purpose is to employ ornamental devices for comparing dissimilar things, and for creating sounds and images.
What is the structure of poetry?
In poetry, the text is broken down into lines or stanzas.
What do lines represent in poetry?
Lines are the sentences the poet uses.
What do stanzas represent in poetry?
Stanzas represent the paragraphs.
How is the text structured in a short story or novel?
In a short story or novel, the text is typically broken down into sentences, paragraphs, or chapters.
What is the structure of a sonnet?
A sonnet is fourteen lines long and typically focuses on love.
What are the two major languages of sonnets?
The two major languages of sonnets are English (or Elizabethan/Shakespearean) and Italian (or Petrarchan).
What is the purpose of the final six lines in a sonnet?
The final six lines resolve the problem presented in the first eight lines.
What are the two categories of language?
Language comes in two categories:
- figurative
- literal
What is literal language?
is the use of words in their conventional manner, conveying their typical meaning.
Example: Horton (the elephant created by Dr. Seuss) sums it up: ‘I meant what I said and I said what I mean’.
What is figurative language?
uses words to intentionally move away from their standard meaning, meaning something beyond their literal sense.
What is a metaphor?
A direct comparison between two unlike things, without using like or as.
Example: Juliet is the sun.
What is imagery?
consists of descriptive, sensory words that create a mental picture.
What is personification?
is attributing human qualities to animals or inanimate objects.
Example: The leaves danced in the wind.
What is alliteration?
is the repetition of the initial sounds in a series of words, adding rhythm.
Example: Angela asks Adam for advice.
What is assonance?
Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words to add a musical effect.
What is a simile?
is a comparison between two unlike things using like, as, or than.
Example: Juliet is like the sun.
What is a Hyperbole
An exaggerated statement that’s not meant to be taken literally.
Example: “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.”
Allusion
A reference to another text, event, or figure, often from literature or history.
Example: “He was a real Romeo with the ladies,” (referring to Shakespeare’s character Romeo).
Onomatotoia
A word that imitates or resembles the sound it represents.
Example: “Buzz” (for the sound a bee makes) or “clang” (for a loud, metallic sound).
Litotes
A figure of speech that uses double negatives to express a positive statement.
Example: “She’s not unkind,” meaning “She’s kind.”
Metonymy
Substituting a word with another closely related word.
Example: “The crown will find an heir,” where “the crown” represents royal power.
Pun
A play on words that exploits multiple meanings or similar sounds for a playful sense like humor
Example: “Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.”
Oxymoron
A combination of contradictory terms.
Example: “Deafening silence.”
Idioms
Phrases whose meanings are not deducible from the literal words.
Example: “Spill the beans,” meaning “reveal the secret.”
