Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
alliteration
|
the repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables
|
|
allusion
|
a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned
|
|
apostrophe
|
address to an absent or imaginary person
|
|
approximate rhyme
|
when words share the same vowel sound or similar vowel sound and same end sound
|
|
assonance
|
resemblance of sound, especially of the vowel sounds in words
|
|
ballad
|
a narrative poem, often of folk origin and intended to be sung, consisting of simple stanzas and usually having a refrain
|
|
blank verse
|
verse consisting of unrhymed lines, usually of iambic pentameter
|
|
caesura
|
a pause in a line of verse dictated by sense or natural speech rhythm rather than by metrics
|
|
consonance
|
correspondence or recurrence of sounds especially in words
|
|
couplet
|
two successive lines of verse forming a unit marked usually by rhythmic correspondence, rhyme, or the inclusion of a self-contained utterance
|
|
couplet (heroic)
|
a rhyming couplet in iambic pentameter
|
|
couplet (closed)
|
a rhymed couplet in which the sense is complete
|
|
diction
|
choice of words especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness
|
|
didactic poetry
|
poetry designed to teach an ethical, moral, or religious lesson
|
|
elegy
|
a song or poem expressign sorrow or lamentation especially for one who is dead
|