Poetry Terminology Flashcards
(17 cards)
1
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Metre
A
measured arrangement from syllables
2
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Rhythm
A
variation of speed the poem is read
3
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End-stopped lines
A
the sentence comes to a close at the end of a line
4
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Enjambment
A
where the sentence carries over
5
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Caesura
A
where punctuation is used to create pause within a line
6
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half rhyme
A
only a consonant or vowel sound is the same
7
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End-rhyme
A
rhyme at the end of a line
8
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internal rhyme
A
rhyme within a line
9
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sibilant sound
A
s,sh
10
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plosive
A
b,p,d,t
11
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liquid sound
A
l
12
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fricative
A
f,v,th
13
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refrain
A
a line or phrase where the lines are repeated within the poem
14
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antithesis
A
when words and phrases with opposite meanings are used to achieve contrast
15
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sonnet
A
a single stanza of 14 lines that deals with a matter
16
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Ballad
A
a song which tells a story
17
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lyric
A
the speaker presents there state of mind
