Untitled Deck Flashcards
(15 cards)
Stanza
A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem.
Meter
The basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in a poem.
Rhyme
The similarity of sound between words especially when ending in the same or similar consonants and vowels.
Imagery
Visually descriptive or figurative language especially in a literary work.
Metaphor
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Simile
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind using “like” or “as.”
Alliteration
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Personification
The attribution of human characteristics to something non-human such as an object or animal.
Couplet
A pair of lines in a poem that usually have the same meter and rhyme scheme.
Theme
The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work which may be stated directly or indirectly.
Tone
The attitude or mood conveyed by the author through their writing.
Enjambment
The continuation of a sentence or clause from one line of poetry to the next without a pause.
Onomatopoeia
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally used for emphasis or effect.
Assonance
The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words creating internal rhyming within phrases or sentences.
