Terms

Question 1

Theme

Answer 1

the governing idea(s) in a poem, conveyed through the details and devices.

Question 2

Context

Answer 2

whole structure of a connected passage

Question 3

Speaker

Answer 3

the voice behind the poem

Question 4

Lyric Poem

Answer 4

a formal poem that expresses personal emotions/feelings. usually short, songlike. Historically sung.

Question 5

Rhyme

Answer 5

repetition of syllables, organized in patterns or schemes

Question 6

Rhyme Scheme

Answer 6

the pattern of a rhyme; structure

Question 7

Pastoral

Answer 7

literary work portraying rural life or the life of shepherds, especially romantic life.

Question 8

Allusion

Answer 8

reference to another work of fiction, film, art, or real event. Links concepts.

Question 9

Alliteration

Answer 9

repetition of sounds or consonants at the beginning of two or more words

Question 10

English Sonnet

Answer 10

3 quatrains (abab cdcd efef) then rhyming cuplet

Question 11

Italian Sonnet

Answer 11

Two parts,octave (abbaabba) sestet (cdecde / cdcdcd / cdcdee)

Question 12

Octave

Answer 12

set of 8 lines together

Question 13

Sestet

Answer 13

set of 6 lines

Question 14

Quatrain

Answer 14

set of 4 lines

Question 15

Couplet

Answer 15

2 lines, usually rhyming

Question 16

Iambic Pentameter

Answer 16

measurement of line-length and rhythm

Question 17

Sonnet Tradition

Answer 17

male speaker’s love, admiration, desire for female. Female is usually perfect, virtuous, out of reach.

Question 18

Imagery

Answer 18

pictures that are painted by the words. sights, sounds, smells, tastes, tactiles.

Question 19

Carpe Diem Poetry

Answer 19

seize the day poetry. enjoy life while you can

Question 20

Conceit

Answer 20

a conceit is an unusually elaborate or extended comparison that develops over the course of the work. Conceits are generally ingenious / unexpected, using something unlikely as the vehicle to discuss the subject.

Question 21

Ode

Answer 21

Employs a pattern of repeated stanzas. Repeated with personal or reflective themes, usually serious manner.

Question 22

Nightingale

Answer 22

Bird that sings when the sun goes down. Dark but can kind of see at dusk. Not a bright bird, brown-grey.

Question 23

Free Verse

Answer 23

does not follow regular meter, line length or rhyme scheme

Question 24

Confessional Poetry

Answer 24

Poetry that emphasizes personal, intimate, uncomfortable, and sometimes unflattering or embarrassing details of personal life. These poems are often about feelings or actions that have been considered taboo, such as mental illness, sexuality, desperation, and anger. Hard to distinguish speaker and author.

Question 25

Slant Rhyme

Answer 25

An imperfect or partial rhyme in which the final consonants match but the vowel sounds do not. Ex/ Rook /Seek

Question 26

Enjambement

Answer 26

When the sense of a line of poetry does not stop at the end of the line. No pause is created by punctuation, but the pause is given by the line break.

Question 27

Apostrophe

Answer 27

(Literary Device) occurs when a writer or speaker directly addresses an object or a dead or absent person as if they were present and able to listen.

Question 28

Prose Poem

Answer 28

A poetic discourse that uses prose formats (usually paragraphs instead of line breaks and stanzas) yet is written with the kind of attention to language and sound that characterizes verse.

Question 29

Flashpoint

Answer 29

The lowest temperature at which the vapours of a liquid/gas will ignite if near a heat source.