Poetry Flashcards
(8 cards)
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Assonance
A
The repetition of rowels in words near each other
2
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Anaphora
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Repetition of the first word or clause in consecutive sentences
3
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Ballad
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Poems that tell a story - usually accompanied by a song
4
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Confessional poetry
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Poetry that tends to reflect the poets psyche and experiences. The poems are self-revelatory and explore personal subjects
5
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Couples
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Two lines of poetry that rhyme with each other
6
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Enjamboment
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When a sentence runs over into the next line ur stanza. (No fullstop)
7
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Caesura
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A pause in a line of poetry
8
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Metre
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Refers to the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables within a line. Creates a rhythm within a poem
