Poetry Terms Flashcards

Unrhymed iambic pentameter

Poetry free of any restrictions; poetry not tied to a particular pattern

<p>Language that communicates beyond the literal meaning of the words</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Giving an animal or inanimate object human qualities or emotions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Using extreme exaggeration to make a point</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Comparing two things without using 'like' or 'as'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Concrete details which appeal to the senses</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The attitudes and feelings associated with a word</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The literal or dictionary definition of a word</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The author's choice of words</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The pattern in which rhyme sounds occur in a stanza</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The recurrence of a rhythmic pattern in poetry</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The repetition of one or more phrases or lines at intervals in a poem</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A division of a poem based on thought or form</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Two lines of verse that rhyme a-a</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Four rhymed lines that can take various forms</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Two successive rhyming verses that contain a complete thought within two lines and usually consists of iambic pentameter</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A poem that tells a story</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A short poem that expresses emotional feelings</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A 14 line poem stating the poet's personal feelings</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A poem that states a poet's sadness about the death of an important person</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A poem in verse that tells a story</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A poem of high seriousness written on a variety of topics</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A Japanese form of poetry using natural imagery to convey a sense of mystery</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A humorous verse of five lines</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Poetry that depends for its effects largely upon the layout of the words on the page</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A poem that has not been deliberately composed but discovered, by chance, in some other context</p> Signup and view all the answers