Poetry Terms Flashcards
(27 cards)
Alliteration
the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of two or more words in a line of verse.
Haiku
a Japanese poem of three lines with 17 syllables 5/7/5
Free verse
poetry consisting of unrhymed lines and irregular rhythmic patterns
Image
a word or group of words that appeals to the five senses
Onomatopoeia
a word or phrase that imitates the sound for the thing it describes.
Personification
giving human characteristics to inanimate objects
Simile
a comparison of two objects introduced by LIKE or AS
Metaphor
a comparison of two unlike objects with a single quality in common. This comparison does NOT use LIKE or AS
Rhyme
repetition of the same or similar sounds at the end of words. Usually in poetry, rhyming means the ending of two or more lines that sound alike
Ear Rhymes
words that sound alike but are not spelled alike.
Rhythm
the regular rise and fall of sounds; the reoccurrence of a definite accent pattern in prose and poetry
Blank Verse
unrhymed iambic pentameter (poetry with rhythm but no rhyme)
Mood
the state of feeling created by a poem
Tone
the way the author feels about his subject; bitter, sentimental, etc. Do not confuse tone with mood.
Theme
the central thought or idea in a poem
Irony
the opposite happens of what is expected
Allusion
a reference to another literary work, mythology, or the Bible.
Stanza
a group of lines , usually four or more, arranged in a fixed pattern.
Assonance
a vowel sound is repeated in two or more words near each other
Consonance
consonant sounds are repeated in the middle or at the end of words
Repetition
repeating the same words throughout a poem
Denotation
the dictionary definition of a word
Connotation
the feeling you get from a word (beyond its real definition)
Symbol
something that stands for something else; there is another meaning other than the literal meaning
