poetry Flashcards
narrative
a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
quatrin
4 rhymed word
sestet
the last six lines of a sonnet.
couplet
two lines of verse
sonnet
fourteen lines linked by rhyme scheme
free verse
open form of poetry
metre
the basic rhythmic structure
assonance
in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel
simile
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).
symbol
a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an objec
onomatopoeia
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
allusion
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
oxymoron
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunctionshepherds and rustic life
pastoral
shepherds and rustic life
