Meh Flashcards
(25 cards)
Trochiac tetrameter
4 feet of one stressed syllable and one unstressed syllable
Volta
Shift; in a Petrarchan sonnet, occurs at the 9th line
Octave
Stanza of 8 lines
Hyperbole
Exaggeration for effect
Allusion
Historical or literary reference to something outside the work
Shakespearean sonnet
14 lines; rhyme scheme= abab, cdcd, Efef, gg
Sestina
6 sestets, 1 tercet (envoy), lines end in same 6 words, different order
Petrarchan sonnet
14 lines; rhyme scheme=abba, abba, Cde, Ced (varied)
Archetype
Universal character, symbol, pattern
Lyric
“Spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings..recollected in tranquility”
Internal rhyme
Rhyme within lines of poetry
Iambic pentameter
5 feet of one unstressed syllable and one stressed syllable
Allegory
Characters, setting, and story have secondary, symbolic meanings
Free verse
May rhyme, but is not bound by consistent meter
Epistolary novel
Story told by a series of letters
Envoy
Short concluding stanza; serves as dedication or goodbye
Dramatic irony
Audience knows more than the character does
Comic relief
Humorous scene that alleviates tension in an otherwise serious work
Catharsis
Purgation of pity and fear
Tetrameter
4 feet per line
Bildungsroman
Novel of formation; traces the education of the hero from youth to experience
Blank verse
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
Sonnet
Lyric poem of 14 lines
Alliteration
Repetition of beginning sounds
