Final Vocab Flashcards
(28 cards)
Alliteration
repetition of the first consonant sounds in words
Ex: Little Larry likes Lollipops
Anaphora
repetition of words at the beginning of phrases, clauses, or lines
Assonance
repetition of vowel sounds in non-rhyming words. Ex: Joey slowly rowed his boat home
Consonance
repetition of consonant sounds at the ends of words. Ex: The stick broke my back
Couplet
a two-line stanza
Free-verse poem
an unmetered, unrhymed poem that closely resembles natural speech
Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Metaphor
comparing two UNLIKE things WITHOUT using “like” or “as”
Narrative Poem
a poem that tells a story; contains characters, setting, plot
Ode
a poem in praise of someone or something
Onomatopeia
words that sound like their meaning
Personification
giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
Quatrain
a four-line stanza
Repitition
entire words repeat. Ex: Mommy, mommy, mommy, where’s my shoe?
Rhyme Scheme
a pattern of rhyming words
Simile
comparing two UNLIKE things using “like” or “as”
Stanza
divisions within a poem
Allusion
reference to something outside the literary work (typically from history, religion, other literature, pop culture, etc.)
Aside
Short remark by a character
Unheard by other characters
Blank verse
poetry with a consistent meter but no formal rhyme
Dialogue
conversation between two or more people
Iambic pentameter
a kind of rhythmic pattern that consists of five iambs per line
has a rhyme scene
heartbeat
Monologue
Long speech made by one character in a play
Speaking to other characters
Oxymoron
a figure of speech pairing two words together that are opposing and/or contradictory
