VOCAB Flashcards
The most pretentious subject out there
Iamb
De Dum
Trochee
Dum De
Anapest
De De Dum
Dactyl
Dum De De
Spondee
Dum Dum
Anaphora
Repeating the same word/phrase in different clauses eg:
IN TIME the savage bull sustains the yoke,
IN TIME all haggard hawks will stoop to lure,
IN TIME small wedges cleave the hardest oak,
IN TIME the flint is pierced with softest shower.
Chiasmus
ABBA of words/phrases eg:”Ask not what YOUR COUNTRY can do for YOU — ask what YOU can do for YOUR COUNTRY.”
antithesis
contrast
Volta/turn
a volta is a sudden change in thought, direction, or emotion near the conclusion of a sonnet.
Caesura
A complete pause in a line of poetry
Quatrain
A type of stanza, or a complete poem, made up of four lines
metonymy
the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the turf for horse racing.
