Poetry Flashcards
(27 cards)
oldest literary genre
Poetry
highly musical; expresses feelings and observation of a single person about a particular subject
Lyric poems
addressed in an exalted manner to some object or person, present, or absent
Ode
intended to be sung
Song
follows a certain verse form of fourteen lines and a fixed rhyme scheme
sonnet
has death or mourning as its theme; feelings are expressed in contemplative rather than exalted mood
elegy
stories expressed in verse with all the elements of a short story
Narrative poems
tells heroic deeds performed by legendary heroes
epic
story-song that is accompanied by a stringed instrument and song during festivals
ballad
deals with chivalry, love, and religion with a romantic element woven throughout the story
metrical romance
written in verse; characters who speak in verses as they act on stage. have all the elements of a play or drama
Dramatic poems
poem written as a speech and addressed by the speaker to some other character who remains silent throughout the delivery
Dramatic Monologue
act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play
Soliloquy
two lines per stanza
Couplet
four line per stanza
Quatrain
composed of fourteen lines
sonnet
a deviation from the traditional forms
Free Verse
Basic unit of composition in poems.
Poetic line
“Voice” of the poem; Considered as the speaker or fictitious character
persona
repetition of similar or identical sound between two words at the end of the poetic line
Rhyme
pattern of rhymes present in the poems; uses letters to indicate each rhyming word
Rhyme Scheme
Regularized and patterned rhythm; ask the range of syllables of the poem
Meter
Visible on sight wheen seen on paper
Closed Form
Has neither a rhyme scheme nor a basic meter
Open Form or Free Verse
