Poetry Terms Flashcards
(32 cards)
1
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alliteration
A
Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of a series of words.
i.e. She sells seashells by the seashore.
2
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allusion
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A reference to another piece of literature, well known character/ person/place/event/time in history, religion, or myth.
3
Q
ballad
A
Long poem that tells a story in rhyme; often set to music; has a refrain or chorus.
4
Q
blank verse
A
cd
5
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connotation
A
cdc
6
Q
denotation
A
cd
7
Q
figurative language
A
dcd
8
Q
figures of speech
A
cdc
9
Q
free verse
A
Poetry that has no regular pattern of rhythm, rhyme, or line length.
10
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hyperbole
A
cd
11
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image
A
cde
12
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imagery
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cvde
13
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irony
A
cvrde
14
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lyric
A
c e
15
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metaphor
A
ce
16
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onomatopoeia
A
ce
17
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oxymoron
A
bt
18
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paradox
A
br
19
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personification
A
bgr
20
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refrain
A
brg
21
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rhyme
A
brt
22
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rhyme scheme
A
bf
23
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rhythm
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bfr
24
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simile
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bnrb
25
sonnet
rg
26
speaker
rrb
27
stanza
br
28
symbol
ntyr
29
symbolism
tn
30
theme
bnr
31
tone
cfe
32
concrete poetry
Experiments with the materials of poetry itself: letters, words, format; it relies heavily on the visual or phonetic to get across their meaning.
