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Poetry Test Flashcards

1
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Diction

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Choice of words

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Syntax

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Arrangement of words

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Personification

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The application of human characteristics to non-humans

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Metaphor

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The comparison of two unrelated objects without the use of “like” or “as”

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Metonymy

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The substitution of the name of an attribute for that of the thing meant (e.g. “the kettle is boiling” when really, it’s the water that’s boiling)

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Alliteration

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Repetition of the first initial consonant sounds through a sequence of words

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Narrative

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A poem that tells a story, by a narrator

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Dramatic

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A poem structured so as to present a scene or a series of scenes

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Lyric

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Short poem where the speaks expresses their thoughts in first person

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Speaker

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The person who is the voice of the poem

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Auditor

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The person who is listening to the poem (audience)

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Situation

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The basic circumstances of the poem

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Setting

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Time and place of the poem

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14
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Tone

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Overall feeling of the poem

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Rhyme scheme

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The pattern of end rhymes in a poem, often noted by letters

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Stanza

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A section of a poem, separated by spacing

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Meter

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Regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

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18
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Imagery

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The use of figurative language to evoke a feeling using the senses

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Simile

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Direct comparison of two unrelated things by using “like” or “as”

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Overstatement/Hyperbole

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Exaggerated language, not intended to be taken literally

21
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Understatement

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Language that makes its point by self-consciously downplaying its real emphasis

22
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Litotes

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A type of understatement in which one negated the contrary of what one means “She was not rude”

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Slant rhyme

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Slightly off, the consonants/vowels match, but not both

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Eye rhyme

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Words appear to rhyme, but don’t

25
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Onomatopoeia

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Single word that captures or approximates the sounds of what it describes

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Consonance

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Repetition of consonant sounds, without the correspondence of vowel sounds to create a rhyme

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds in a sequence of words, with different endings

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Plot

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The arrangement of actions in a story

29
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Exposition

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Sets the scene, introduces characters and situation

30
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Rising action

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Events that complicate the situation

31
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Inciting incident

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An action or destabilizing event that sets a plot in motion by creating conflict

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Climax

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Action stops rising and begins falling or reversing

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Falling action

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Conflict(s) move(s) toward resolution

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Deus ex machina

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“God out of the machine” - Improbable plot contrivance introduced late in a literary work to resolve the conflict

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In media res

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“In the middle of things” - Opens with a key event, no exposition

36
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What to look for in characters (5)

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  • Traits
  • Motivations
  • Pasts
  • What we’re told
  • What is revealed
37
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Foil characters

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Provide a contrast to reveal unique qualities of another

38
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Traditional symbol

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Recurring, is immediately recognizable to those who belong to a given culture

39
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Invented symbol

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Only accrues meaning within a particular literary work

40
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What does the hot air balloon symbolize in “A Wall of Fire Rising”?

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  • Escape and freedom
  • Lack of control, the unknown (due to the fact that it is hard to steer)
  • Guy’s only hope to escape
41
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What does the sky symbolize in “A Wall of Fire Rising”?

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  • The unknown
  • Freedom
  • Endless possibilities
  • Clear skies (in the morning) - Good day
  • Cloudy skies (in the morning) - Bad day (Guy’s death)
42
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What does fire symbolize in “A Wall of Fire Rising?”

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  • Uprising
  • Destruction and rebirth, from the desolation comes something new
  • Allows the hot air balloon to rise
  • Change
43
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What is the theme of Trifles?

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Patriarchal dominance: Glaspell is using the play to critique the male dominance of the early 20th century. In the play, the men dismiss any information from the women as trifles, which leads them to overlook evidence.

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