Vocab Flashcards
Synecdoche
Use of deliberate confusion of scale, refer to one part to represent a whole.
Apostrophe
Something nonhuman is addressed as if it were alive and present and able to reply
Metonymy
Figure of speech in which one word is substituted for anther with which t is closely associated
Allegory
Narrative having a second meaning beneath the surface of one
Paradox
Statement or situation containing apparently contradictory or incompatible elements but upon closer inspection might be true
Hyperbole
Figurative language depending on intentional overstatement.
Conceit
An image or metaphor likens one thing to something else that is very different
Irony
Illustrates a situation that has some kind of discrepancy but the action/situation is opposite of what is expected
Satire
Use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule
Parody
Imitation of the style of another work, writer or genre, relying on deliberate exaggeration to achieve comic or satirical effect
Pun
Humorous use of a word or phrase to emphasize or suggest its different meaning or applications
Meter
Basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse
Foot
Basic unit in their description of the underlying rhythm of a poem
Onomatopoeia
Figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds
Cacophony
Use if words that combine sharp, harsh, hissing, or unmelodious sounds
Euphony
Pleasant spoken sounds that is created by smooth constants
Synesthesia
An attempt to fuse different senses by describing one in terms of another
Couplet
Pair of lines usually rhymed
Heroic couplet
Pair of rhymed likes in iambic pentameter
Octave
Verse form consisting of eight lines of iambic pentameter. Rhyme scheme abba abba
Quatrain
Stanza or poem of four lines with lines 2 and 4 rhyming
Sestet
Stanza or poem of six lines
Tercet
Stanza or poem with three lines
Sestina
Poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, but each stanza repeats the end words of lines of the first stanza, in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
Villanelle
Nineteen line poetic form consisting of five tercet and followed by a quatrain. Has two refrains and two repeating rhymes.
Elegy
Mournful, melancholic, or plaintive poem especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead
Epic
Heroic poetry celebrating deeds of some hero
Lyric poem
Express thoughts and feelings of the poet. It addresses the reader directly has a rhyme scheme like a song
Ode
Lyric poem usually serious or meditative nature having an elevated style and formal stanzaic structure
Aubade
Song or poem greeting the dawn
Ballad
Tells story similar to folk tale or legend and often has a repeated refrain. Often about love and is sung
Pastoral poetry
Adjective to lifestyle of pastoralists, such as shepherds or herders
Consonance
Repetition, at close intervals, of final consonants or accented syllables or important words
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together
Alliteration
Repetition of same or similar sounds at beginning of words
Personification
Attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions
Blank verse
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
Free verse
Form of poetry which refrains from meter patterns, rhyme, or any other musical oattern
Enjambment
Front imitation of entrance from one line or couplet into next
Internal rhyme
Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse
Slant rhyme
Rhyme in which either vowels or consonants of stressed syllables are identical
End stopped line
Syntactic unit corresponds in length to line
Anaphora
Deliberate repetition of word or phrase at beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs
Chiasmus
Repetition of any group of verse elements in reverse order
Cavalier
Showing arrogant or offhand disregard
Idiosyncrasy
A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual
Inter
Place in grave or tomb typically with funeral rites
Jingoist
Feeling or belief of people who think their country is right
Lurid
Very vivid in color to create unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect
Meritorious
Deserving reward or praise
Minatory
Expressing or conveying a threat
Sapient
Wise or attempting to appear wise
Staccato
With each sound or note sharply detached or separated from the others
Tenebrous
Dark shadowy or obscure
Trenchant
Vigorous or incisive in expression or style
Vagabond
A person who wanders from place to place without a home or job
Xenophobic
Having or showing an intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries
