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Section 1
(50 cards)
feminine rhyme
latter two syllables of first word rhyme with latter two syllables of second word (ceiling appealing)
blank verse
unrhymed iambic pentameter
internal rhyme
repetition of sounds within a line (but not at the end of the line)
connotation
what a word suggests beyond its surface definition
allegory
a literary work in which the characters represent abstract ideas; a symbolic representation
refrain
repeated word, phrase, line, or group of lines in a pattern
denotation
basic definition or dictionary meaning of a word
archetype
a character or personality type found in every society
didactic poetry
poetry with the primary purpose of teaching or preaching
rhyme
repetition of end sounds
pace
tempo or rate implied by the structure and style of the poem
consonance
the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of a word
hyperbole
exaggeration, overstatement
paradox
statement or situation containing seemingly contradictory elements
dramatic monologue
character "speaks" through the poem; a character study
assonance
The repetition of vowel sounds.
stanza
group of lines
allusion
a reference to something in literature or history
euphony
any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
free verse
no fixed meter or rhyme
oxymoron
a figure of speech consisting of two apparently contradictory terms
elegy
poem which expresses sorrow over a death of someone for whom the poet cared, or on another solemn theme
anaphora
repetition of the same word or words at the start of two or more lines
enjambment
describes a line of poetry in which the sense and grammatical construction continues on to the next line
couplet
two successive lines which rhyme, usually at the end of a work
conceit
an extended witty, paradoxical, or startling metaphor
cacophony
harsh, non-melodic, unpleasant sounding arrangement of words
symbolism
something (object, person, situation, etc.) means more than what it is
rhythm
the pattern or beat of a poem.
imagery
representation through language of a sensory experience
style
a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
structure
internal organization of a poem's content
irony
incongruity or discrepancy between the implied and expected; verbal, dramatic, situational
masculine rhyme
final syllable of first word rhymes with final syllable of second word (scald recalled)
mood
the atmosphere suggested by the structure and style of the poem
onomatopoeia
words that sound like what they mean
syntax
word order or grammatical appropriateness
personification
giving a non-human the characteristics of a human
diction
choice of words for effect
meter
regularized rhythm of stressed and unstressed syllables; accents occur at approx. equal intervals of time
metaphor
implied or direct comparison
simile
comparison using 'like' or 'as'
alliteration
the repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words
sibilance
hissing sounds represented by s, z, sh
parallelism
presents coordinating ideas in a coordinating manner
apostrophe
someone absent, dead, or imaginary, or an abstraction, is being addressed as if it could reply
caesura
a natural pause in the middle of a line, sometimes coinciding with punctuation
metonymy
symbolism; one thing is used as a substitute for another with which it is closely identified (the White House)
persona
assumed speaker of the poem; typically used synonymously with 'speaker'
iambic pentameter
70% of verse is written this way; ten syllables per line, following an order of unaccented-accented syllables
Section 2
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