Poetry Vocab Flashcards
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What is rhyme scheme?
The pattern of end rhyme in a poem
What is stanza?
A group of lines that are linked together
What is rhythm?
A sound element of poetry
What is a meter?
A repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
What is couplet?
A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
What is quatrain?
A four-line opera or stanza, usually united by meter and rhyme
What is figurative language?
The deliberate use and arrangement of words to create a special effect.
What is a simile?
A comparison of two things that have a quality in common
What is a metaphor?
A comparison of two things
What is a Extended metaphor?
A metaphor that is developed over several lines of writing or over the course of the entire poem
What is a symbolism?
The use for a person place or object to stand for something other than itself.
What is alliteration?
The repetition of the constant sound at the beginning of a word
What is consonance?
The repetition of a constant sound in several words or stanza
What is assonance?
The repetition of a vowel sound in several words of a line or stanza
What is limerick?
A fly-line poem that is often humorous. It has a regular meter and a aabba rhyme scheme
What is a Sonnet?
A 14-line rhyming poem written in iambic pentameter
What is a lambic pentameter?
A meter in which each unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable
What is a blank verse?
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
What is a free verse?
Poetry that does not follow a regular pattern or rhythm or rhyme
What is a narrative poem?
Poetry that tells stories
What is a epic?
A long narrative poem that tells of the adventure of a hero of historic or legendary importance
What is a ballad?
A narrative poem that usually tells a story with tragic overtones and a dramatic conclusion
What is a lyric poetry?
Poetry that focuses on the emotions or thoughts of a single speaker
What is a rhyme?
The repetition of similar sounds at the end of a word
