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28 Cards in this Set
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Volta |
A dramatic or significant shift in emotions or thoughts in the middle of a poem |
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Ode |
A poem written to show appreciation or adoration to a particular person, place or thing, or event. |
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Internal Rhyme |
Rhyme that occurs within lines of poetry as opposed to end rhymes which occurs at the end of lines |
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Sibilance |
The repetition of "s" sounds in a poem |
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Allusion |
To make brief but purposeful references within a literary text to deepen the reader's understanding of the work or meaning of the poem |
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Metaphor |
Describing something as being something that it is not |
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Simile |
Comparing two things using "like" or "as |
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Hyperbole |
Exaggerated statements |
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Personification |
Describing an inanimate object with human characteristics |
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Free verse |
Form of poetry that does not follow any format or rhyme scheme. |
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Quatrain |
A stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes. |
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Stanza |
A division of a poem consisting of two or more lines arranged together as a unit. More specifically. Usually is a group of lines arranged together in a recurring pattern of metrical lengths and a sequence of rhymes. |
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Visual Imagery |
Imagery of the eyes/sight |
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Auditory Imagery |
Imagery of sound/hearing |
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Gustatory Imagery |
Imagery of the taste |
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Olfactory Imagery |
Imagery of the sense of the smell |
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Kinesthetic Imagery |
a type of imagery that describes the actions and movements of people or objects |
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Tactile Imagery |
Imagery of the sense of touch |
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Enjambment |
The running-over of a sentence or phrase from one poetic line to the next, without terminal punctuation |
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Alliteration |
is the repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words, such as "sweet silver song |
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Assonance |
Refers to the repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together in a sentence or verse. It is a literary device used to create rhythm, mood, and emphasis. For example, in the line "His tender heir might bear his memory," |
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Consonance |
is the repetition of consonant sounds, particularly at the end of words, as in "stroke of luck" |
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Epistrophe |
It is the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive lines, clauses, or sentences. An example is the repetition of "the days that are no more" at the close of each stanza in Tennyson's "Tears, Idle Tears |
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Anaphora |
It is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines, clauses, or sentences. An example is the opening of Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities": "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times |
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Slant |
A rhyming scheme with words that sound similar but not exactly the same. An example of this are the words street and cheap. |
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Rhyme Scheme |
The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse. |
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Epimone |
a rhetorical device that involves the frequent repetition of a phrase or question to dwell on a point and emphasize it. It is used to focus the audience's attention on a particular idea or argument. An example of epimone can be seen in the following phrase: "Most lamentable day, most woeful day, That ever, ever, I did yet behold!" |
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End stopped line |
The opposite of enjambment: when a line ends with a pause indicated by punctuation |
