Honors English Final Flashcards by Serafina Cinti

Sonnet

14 lines of iambic pentameter with an abab cdcd,efef gg rhyme
scheme with a concluding heroic couplet

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Quatrain

a poem or stanza of 4 lines

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heroic couplet

two lines of rhyming iambic pentameter

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iamb

a metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a
stressed syllable

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pentameter

a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet

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iambic pentameter

a rhythm in a line of poetry which has five unstressed

syllables each followed by five stressed syllables

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assonance

repetition of similar vowel sounds in a line of poetry

ex: look at the book

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alliteration

repetition of same letter or sound of adjacent or closely connected
words, especially at the beginning of the words (ex: the zany zone)

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blank verse

verse without rhyme

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metaphor

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action

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simile

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind

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fetid (adj)

Having a offensive odor

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coquette (n)

a Flirt

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throes (n)

Spasms of pain or emotions

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Charlatan (n)

A deceitful man; a quack

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quiescence (n)

the state of being still, calm, or at rest

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demure (adj)

modest or reserved

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ardent (adj)

expressing warmth of feeling, enthusiasm, devotion

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onus (n)

a burden of responsibility

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sordid (adj)

filthy or dirty; morally degrading

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commodious (adj)

large; roomy

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sublime (adj)

majestic; high of spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; supreme inspiring awe

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candor (n)

blunt honesty

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assuage (v)

to pacify; to make less intense

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conflagration (n)

large destructive fires

fruition (n)

have come to a realization of completion; ripening

neophyte (n)

a novice; someone new to an experience

truculent (adj)

disposed to fight; quick to argue; pugnacious

satiate (v)

to satisfy

fervid (adj)

marked by great burning passion or zeal

taciturn (adj)

habitually untalketive

redolent (adj)

fragrant; reminiscent of

whet (n)

to sharpen; to excite or stimulate

sardonic (adj)

bitter sarcasm

artifice (n)

artful or crafty in purpose

sonorous (adj)

having or producing a full, rich, deep sound

tractable (adj)

easily managed or controlled

lineaments (n)

the lines of the face

penchant (n)

a strong habitual ling for something or a tendency to do somthing

ignoble (adj)

immoral; low bred behavior

torpid (adj)

sluggish, inactive, lazy

expedient (adj)

appropriate to a purpose; serving to one's interest

piety (n)

devoutness, especially to one's religious faith

acrid (adj)

bitterly distasteful

supercilious (adj)

haughty distain; conceit

resplendent (adj)

dazzlingly beautiful

antipathy (n)

strong aversion or dislike

diffident (adj)

shy, quite

pallid (adj)

pale

dearth (n)

a lack of something

quell (v)

to crush or to put down; to suppress or to clam

intimate (v)

to imply, to hint

physiognomy (n)

the science of reading the features of the face

soporific (adj)

inducing sleep

vapid (adj)

dull unexciting

audacious (adj)

daring and bold

noxious (adj)

harmful, unwholesome

precocious (adj)

prematurely developed intellectually

livid (adj)

furious; a colorful bruise

wont (adj)

to be accustomed to do something

salubrious (adj)

promoting ones good heath

visage (n)

the face, countenance, or appeal of a person or sometimes and animal

wanton (adj)

immoral or unchaste; marked by unprovoked cruelty

sallow (adj)

sickly yellowish complection

rogue (n)

scoundrel; a playfully mischievous person

dank (adj)

disagreeably damp, cold, and or humid

portentous (adj)

full of significance; exciting wonder or awe

impute (v)

to charge with the fault or respnsilbilty for; to attribute

chaste (n)

innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse changeableness

rancor (n)

deep seated ill will; long standing bitterness

perverse (adj)

directed away from what is right or good; stubbornly contrary

chide (v)

to scold mildly

dexterity (n)

skill or grace in physical movement; mental cleverness

assail (v)

to attack violently with blows or words

pernicious (adj)

deadly; causing great harm; destructive

gallant (n)

a young man of fashion; ladies man

minion ()

an obsequious follower; a subordinate person

mire (v)

to cause to sink or become stuck in mud; to hinder, entrap, or entangle

augment (v)

to increase in size or extent

discourse (n)

communication

languish (v)

to become weak or feeble; to lose strength or vigor

discord (n)

lack of agreement or harmony; act of quarreling or conflict

propagate (v)

to cause to multiply or breed; to cause to spread to a wider area

procure (v)

to get possession of; obtain by particular care; to get and make available for promiscuous sexual intercourse

mutiny (n)

to engage in open rebellion against an authority figure

canker (n)

ulceration of the mouth

beguile (v)

to deceive by guile or delude; to cheat

rogue (adj)

unprincipled; dangerous especially related to an animal that has broken away from the herd

wield (v)

to handle or deal with successfully

bawdy (adj)

coarse, vulgar, rude

carrion (n)

dead or putrefying flesh; flesh unfit for food

Honors English Final Flashcards

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