Poetry Flashcards
(27 cards)
Meter
The measure or patterned count of a poetry line.
Pentameter
A line in verse or poetry that has five strong metrical feet.
Blank verse
Un-rhyming verse written in iambic pentameter.
Rhyme scheme
The pattern of end rhymes in a poem, referred to by letters.
Couplet
Two lines that rhyme and have the same meter.
Caesura
A break or pause near the middle of a line to create a dramatic suspension.
Structure
The pattern of organization of a poem.
Free verse
Open form
Quatrain
A type of stanza or a complete poem consisting of four lines.
Tercet
Three lines of poetry formimg a stanza or a complete poem.
Slant rhyme
A rhyme in which the stressed syllables of ending consonants match however the proceeding vowel sounds do not match.
Syntax
Sentence structure and word order.
Reptition
Repeating the same words or phrases to make an idea clear or more dramatic.
Synesthesia
A figurative use of words that blends and stimulates multiple sensors at once
Voice
The speaker in the poem that conveys its tone; its implied attitude toward its subject.
Alliteration
Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of successive words.
Assonance
Involves the repetition of vowel sounds within words.
Consonance
Repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase.
Stanza
Kind of like a paragraph in a poem
End-stop
End of a line in a poem that has punctuation
Enjambment
No punctuation at the end of a line
Sonnet
14 line poem in iambic pentameter
Ballad
Short poem that tells a simple story and has a repeated refrain
Sestet
Six line stanza
