poetry Flashcards

(63 cards)

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repeating the same sound at the beginning of words

tongue twister

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alliteration

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reference to something outside the text

Hercules

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allusion

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direct address to an inanimate object or absent person

I defy you stars

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apostrophe

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overused word or phrase that has lost its original emphasis

think outside the box

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cliche

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implied meaning of a word

cool meaning interesting

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connotation

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repetition of constanant sounds within words close together

her bird chirped

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consonance

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definition of a word

cool meaning cold

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denotation

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contradictory words side by side

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oxymoron

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statement that could be contradictory but could be true

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paradox

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play on words that sound similar

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pun

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using a part to represent a whole

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synecdoche

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rondel

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2 quatrains followed by a quintet or sestet

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villanelle

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19 lines

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how many feet are in a line

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diameter
trimester
tetra meter 
pentameter
hexameter
sestameter
heptameter
octameter
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didactic

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preachy language meant to teach of a lesson

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epigram

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a short witty poem

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17
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epitaph

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poem written on a gravestone

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exposition

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the introductory material which sets the tone setting and characters and necessary facts

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fable

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a story where beasts behave like humans

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farce

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a totally ridiculous comedy

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idiom

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an old expression which the words mean something other than their literal meaning

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syntax

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grammatical order of words

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grammatical order of words

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syntax

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types of imagery

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smell-olfactory
sound-auditory
touch-tactile
taste-gustatory 
sight-visual
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ethos pathos logos
ethics emotions logic
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ethics emotions logos
ethos pathos logos
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archaic language
language from the past expressions that aren't used anymore
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expressions no longer used
archaic language
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apostrophe
direct address of an inanimate object, abstract qualities, or a person who is dead or not present
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euphemism
a polite way of saying something unpleasant
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opposite of cacophony
euphemism
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walking running hopping
parallel structure
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parallel structure
the phrases or clauses that balance each other in likeness or meaning and or length
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paradox
a phrase that appears contradictory but could be true
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phrase that seems contradictory but could be true
paradox
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allusion
reference to something outside of the poem
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reference to something outside the poem
allusion
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types of allusions
biblical historical classical -mythology topical - current events
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cacophony
harsh sounding words
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harsh sounding words
cacophony
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consonance
repetition of consonant sounds
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epiphany
moment of self realization or great truth
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moment of self revelation or great truth
epiphany
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juxtaposition
two things being place closed together with contrasting effect
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parts of a sonnet
octave -first 8 lines Volta- the turn the ninth line sestet- last 6 lines of a sonnet
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caesura
a pause for a beat in the rhythm often indicated by a line break or punctuation
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a pause for a beat in the rhythm- indicated by a line break or punctuation
caesura
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poem
a work of literature that attempts to communicate an aesthetic experience or statement that cannot be fully paraphrased in prose
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didactic
language used to impart a lesson
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colloquial
slang
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slang
colloquial
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epitaph
short poem on a grave stone
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short poem on a gravestone
epitaph
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jargon
language used by a particular group
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language used by a particular group
jargon
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saying
idiom
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idiom
saying
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ode
poem expressing loft emotion about a noun
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loft feelings for a noun
ode
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pastoral
country livin
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country livin
pastoral
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synecdoche
part that represents the whole
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part that represents the whole
synecdoche