Poetry Flashcards
(22 cards)
Rhyme scheme
A regular pattern of rhyming words at the end of different lines in a poem.
Internal rhyme
Rhyming words or sounds within lines of poetry, instead of at the end of different lines.
Poetic metre
A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Rhyming couplet
Two lines of poetry next to each other that rhyme (have words at the end of the two lines with the same sound).
Mood
The overall feeling or emotion created by the poet for the reader through descriptions of the setting and atmosphere.
Speaker
The speaker is the person saying the words of the poem.
Romanticism
An artistic movement that celebrates the relationship between people and the power of beauty of nature.
Petrarchan sonnet
A 14-line poem divided into two sections using a regular rhyme scheme within an octave (8 lines) and a sestet (6 lines).
Shakespearean sonnet
A 14-line poem divided by quatrains (4 lines) and a rhyming couplet (2 lines)
Enjambment
The continuing of a sentence from one line or verse of a poem into the start of the next line or verse.
Extended metaphor
A metaphor that is used more than once throughout the poem.
Personification
Giving human qualities to something that is not human.
Psychological
Mental or emotional instead of physical.
Form
The overall structure, pattern or style of a poem. Traditional forms include sonnets, ballads, odes, haikus and limericks.
Free verse
A poem that has an irregular structure and rhyme scheme.
Resolution
Th end of the poem or story.
Allusion
An indirect reference to an existing story, thing or person.
Allegorical
A story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.
Symbolism
The use of symbols and images to represent themes and ideas.
Alliteration
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of connected words.
Assonance
The repetition of vowel sounds across connected words.
Sibilance
The making of ‘s’, ‘sh’ or ‘zh’ sounds.
