english poetry test Flashcards
(20 cards)
what is a couplet
- A two line stanza
-one complete idea
-poems can have many couplets
-they can be funny for serious
What is the rhyme scheme for a sonnet
ababcdcdefefgg
what is a sonnet
-14 lines of 10 syllables
-The theme of the poem is summed up in the last two lines
what is Elegy
-A poem about someone who has died
-It’s serious and sad
-It usually ends with a peaceful feeling
what is a Haiku
-A Japanese poem
-1st line: 5 syllables
-2nd line: 7 syllables
-3rd line: 5 syllables
-Uses fragments, not full sentence
what is a triplet
a three line stanza
what is a Quatrain
a four line stanza
what is a Cinquain
a five line stanza
what is the poetic device Assonance
-Assonance happens when vowel sounds repeat in words that are close together
what is the poetic device Metaphor
a comparison between two unlike things, without using the word like or as.
what is the poetic device Internal Rhyme
a word in the middle of a line rhymes with a word at the end of the same line.
what is the poetic device Alliteration
A string of words with the same letter (r,r,r)
what is the poetic device Enjambment
run-on sentences
-no periods
what is the poetic device Hyperbole
It’s a huge exaggeration to make something sound funny or important.
what is the poetic device Consonance
-Consonance is when the same consonant sounds repeat in nearby words
-Consonants are all the letters except the vowels (A, E, I, O, U). So B, C, D, F, G, etc.
what is the poetic device Onomatopoeia
-Using sounds to describe something
Example: Boom, bang, buzz
what is the poetic device simile
comparison between two things by using words such as like and as
what is the poetic device Personification
Giving an object human like properties
example: the rose that walked
what is the poetic device meter
-beat in a poem that happens over and over
what are the 8 steps for annotating and analyzing a poem
- Read the poem
- Map out the rhyme scheme (if any)
- Scan the poem for any rhythm / consistent syllables
- Break down the structure
- Determine the form of the poem
6.Study the language of the poem (any words you don’t know) - Study the content of the poem (poetic devices)
- Determine who the narrator is
