poetry Flashcards

(28 cards)

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Poetry

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Has a less strict grammatical structure

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Lines

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Core unit of a poem, without these a poem cannot be developed

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Stanzas

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Group of lines in a poem

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form

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Organization of the parts of a poem

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Structure

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Organization of lines in a page

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Meter

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Regular rhythmic pattern of a poem

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rhythm

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Pattern of beats, or stresses, in a line of verse
Can be regular or irregular

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metrical pattern

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Is determined by the number of stresses in each line

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Feet

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Rhythmical units of divided stressed and undivided stressed syllables

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rhyme and types of rhyme

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Repetition of sounds at the end of words
And rhyme, internal rhyme, slant rhyme

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Figurative language

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language that conveys meanings beyond the literal meanings of words

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examples of figurative language

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Metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, understatement

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Metaphor

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figure of speech in which one thing is spoken or written about as if it were another

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Simile

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Comparison of two seemingly unlike things uses the words like or as

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hyperbole

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Deliberate exaggeration made for effect

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Personification

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When an animal think force of nature or idea is described as if it were human or given human characteristics

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understatement

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Expression in which something of importance is emphasized by being spoken of as though it were not important

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Sound of devices

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Uses of words for their auditory effects can convey meaning and mood or can unify the text

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examples of sound devices

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Repetition, alliteration, assonance, consonants, onomatopoeia, refrain

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Repetition

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Riders intentional reuse of a sound word, phrase or sentence

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Refrain

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Line or a group of lines repeated in a poem or song

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Alliteration

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Repetition of consonant sounds and consecutive or slightly separated words

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Alliteration

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Repetition of consonant sounds and consecutive or slightly separated words

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assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds and stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds

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Consonance
repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of words or accented syllables
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Onomatopoeia
You some words whose sounds echo their meanings
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Imagery
Descriptive words that re-create sensory experiences for the reader appeals to one or more of the five senses
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speaker
Character who speaks or narrates, a poem, voice assumed by the writer, speaker and writer are not necessarily the same person