Vocabulary Words | Poetry Terms Flashcards
stanza
a section of poem demarcated by extra line spacing
speaker
the person, not necessarily the author, who is the voice of the poem
tone
the attitude a literary work takes toward its subject and theme
diction
word choice; note whether it is formal or colloquial, among other things
syntax
the way words are put together to form phrases, clauses, and sentences
imagery
any sensory detail in a work
alliteration
the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words
anaphora
the repetition of the initial word or phrase in successive lines of poetry
free verse
poetry characterized by irregular line lengths and the absence of regular meter and rhyme
meter
the more or less regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
enjambment
running over from one line to the next without punctuation
caesura
a short pause within a line of poetry, often with punctuation
symbol
an image that is both literal and metaphorical in the poem
metaphor
a figure of speech that makes an implicit comparison between two unlike things
simile
a figure of speech that makes an explicit comparison between two unlike things using like or as
