Poetry terminology Flashcards
(17 cards)
Anaphora
It is a rhetorical device in which a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of successive clauses, sentences, or lines. This repetition creates emphasis, builds rhythm, and can evoke strong emotional responses from the reader. Anaphora is used to convey a sense of unity, urgency, or intensity.
Dual Narrative
It is a story that is told from two perspectives. Usually, these perspectives belong to different people, but a dual narrative can also be told by the same person at different moments in time.
Internal Rhyme
A rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next. It occurs within a single line of verse, or between internal phrases across multiple lines.
Ode
A type of poem that expresses deep feelings about a particular person or subject. Odes often celebrate a person, event, nature, or an abstract idea.
Chiasmus
A literary device in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order.
Iambic Pentameter
It is a rhythmic pattern that consists of ten syllables per line, with alternating stressed and unstressed syllables.
Rhyming Couplet
It is a pair of consecutive lines in a poem that rhyme with each other. Each line typically has the same meter, and the rhyme occurs at the end of both lines. Rhyming couplets are commonly used in various forms of poetry, particularly in sonnets, and help bring a sense of closure, rhythm, and emphasis to the poem.
Tone
It refers to the attitude that a writer conveys towards a subject
Dialect
It is a form of the language that a writer writes their dialogue.
Sonnet
A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and meter, typically iambic pentameter.
Ballad
It is a type of poem that was traditionally set to music and tells a story.
Dramatic Monologue
It is a poem in the form of a speech delivered by a single character in a story, play, or poem. It gives us an insight into the character.
Soliloquy
A solo speech by an actor, directly to an audience, that gives an insight into what they are thinking, adding narration.
Romantics
A term used to describe developments in literature, art and music including a focus on the power of nature, imagination, and revolution.
Juxtaposition
The act of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect. Writers often juxtaposed rich and poor, darkness and light, good and evil.
Oxymoron
A phrase that combines two opposing words which contradict each other, for example a deafening silence or bittersweet . These unexpected phrases make us think and help to reveal deeper meanings.
Caesura
A pause or break within a line of poetry, typically in the middle, and is marked by punctuation or a natural break in the rhythm.
