Poetry Flashcards
(25 cards)
The pattern of end rhyme in a poem. Rhyme scheme is illustrated with letters of the alphabet. A separate letter is used for each end rhyme.
Rhyme scheme
A group of lines that are linked together, often by a thought. This is similar to a paragraph in prose.
Stanza
A sound element of poetry, it is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Rhythm
A repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Rhythm
A repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
Meter
A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
Couplet
The deliberate use and arrangement of words to create a special effect. They include words, phrases, symbols and ideas that evoke mental images and sensory impressions.
Figurative language
A four line poem or stanza, usually united by meter and rhyme.
Quatrain
A comparison of two things that have a quality in common. The comparison is indicated by the use of words such as “like” or “as.”
Simile
A comparison of two things that have a quality in common. Unlike simile, a metaphor does not use the terms “like” or “as.” It states that one thing is something else.
Metaphor
A metaphor that is developed over several lines of writing or over the course of an entire poem.
Extended metaphor
The use of a person, place, or object to stand for something other than itself. Symbolism is used to create multiple layers of meaning in a poem.
Symbolism
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Alliteration
The repetition of a vowel sound in several words of a line or stanza, the repeated consonant sound can be preceded by different vowel sounds.
Consonance
The repetition of a vowel sound in several words of a line or stanza
Assonance
A five line poem that is often humorous, it has a regular meter and an aabba rhyme scheme.
Limerick
A 14 line rhyming poem written in iambic pentameter.
Sonnet
A meter in which each unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable. Each line consists of five unstressed/stressed syllable pairs for a total of ten syllables.
Iambic pentameter
Poetry that does not follow a regular pattern of rhythm or rhyme. Free verse often captures the natural rhythm of everyday spoken language.
Free verse
Poetry that tells stories.
Narrative poetry
The repetition of similar sounds at the end of a word. With end rhyme, the rhyme is at the end of a line or poetry. With internal rhyme, the rhyme is within the line of a poem. Near rhymes involve sounds that are similar but are not exactly the same.
Rhyme
A long narrative poem that tells of the adventures of a hero of historic or legendary importance. Themes of epic poems include good vs. evil and death
Epic
A narrative poem that usually tells a story with tragic overtones and a dramatic conclusion. Ballads are meant to be sung or recited.
Ballad
Poetry that focuses on the emotions or thoughts of a single speaker.
Lyric poetry
