Vocab 6 Flashcards
alliteration
repetition of a consonant sound in the initial position of a line
ambiguity
purposeful multiple meanings as in a pun or double entendre
amphibrach
A metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable between two unstressed
syllables (u / u)
anapest
A metrical foot consisting of two unaccented syllables followed by an accented
syllable (u u /) i.e., “underfoot” or “overcome
assonance
repetition of a vowel sound
blank verse
unrhymed iambic pentameter
cacophony
harsh sounds
canto
division of a long poem, like a chapter in a novel
consonance
repetition of a consonant sound in any position in a line
English sonnet
sometimes called a Shakespearean sonnet; a fourteen-line poem in iambic
pentameter written as three quatrains and a heroic couplet
enjambment
the running over of a sentence from one line or stanza to another
epigram
A witty poem or saying
euphony
pleasing sounds
free verse
poetry with no regular rhyme or rhythm
heroic couplet
two rhymed lines in iambic pentameter, usually concluding an English sonnet
iamb
a metrical foot consisting of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable (u /) i.e., “unite” or “provide”
Italian sonnet
sometimes called a Petrarchan sonnet; a fourteen-line poem in iambic pentameter written as an octave and a sestet or as a sestet and an octave
metric feet
a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm i.e., iamb, anapest, spondee, dactyl
metric lines
the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse i.e., tetrameter, pentameter, hexameter
onomatopoeia
a word whose sound suggests its meaning i.e., pow! or squeak!
parallelism
repetition of similar syntactical structure; sometimes called parallel structure
refrain
repetition of a line or phrase at regular intervals like a chorus
rhyme scheme
The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse which is expressed alphabetically (for example, ABAB CDCD EFEF GG)
slant rhyme
A close but not exact rhyme; sometimes called a forced rhyme
