Poetry Key Terms Flashcards
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What is a simile?
A simile is when you compare something with something else using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
A metaphor is when you say something is something else.
What is a cæsura?
A cæsura is a pause near the middle of a line.
What is enjabment?
Enjabment is when a sentence takes up more than one line.
What is tonal shift?
When you express a change in the poem like a change in the point of view.
What is a iambic pentameter?
It is the rhythm structure.
What is personification?
Personification is when you give object human-like capabilities.
What is alliteration?
Alliteration is when two words next to eachother start with the same letter.
What is rhyme scheme?
Rhyme scheme is the ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of lines.
What is rhythm?
Rhythm is an audible pattern in verse established by the intervals between stressed syllables.
What is repetition?
Repetition is a repeating word close to eachother.
What is onomatopoeia?
Onomatopoeia is when you spell out a sound.
What is slang?
Slang is non-proper english.
What is colloquial language?
Colloquian language is a contraction used in informal speaking.
What is nonsensical language?
Nonsensical language is gibberish.
What is a hyperbole?
A hyperbole is an over exaggeration of something.
What is a rhetorical question?
A rhetorical question is a question that isn’t answered.
