Poetry 1 Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
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verse
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metrical discourse
a verse
one line of metrical discourse
stanza
a group of verses
quatrain
a stanza of four lines
2
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meter
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the rhythmical pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse
3
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rhythm
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an audible pattern in verse established by the intervals between stressed syllables
4
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cadence
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the natural rhythm of a text
5
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scansion
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the analysis of the metrical patterns of a poem by organizing its lines into feet of stressed and unstressed syllables and showing the major pauses, if any
6
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prosody
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the principles of metrical structure in poetry
7
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foot
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a basic metrical unit
8
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caesura
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a metrical break within a foot
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