Reading...
Play button
Play button
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;
13 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
apostrophe
|
addresses something/someone not present
|
|
|
caesura
|
midline pause; breaks up a line of the verse
|
|
|
exposition
|
link: EXPOSE
interruption of a story (by the author) to explain, provide background info |
|
|
elision
|
link: COLLISION
taking things out to create a rhythm |
|
|
scansion
|
link: SCAN
process of breaking poetry down into feet, forms, etc. |
|
|
synechdoche
|
link: SCHENECTADY
part = whole |
|
|
verisimilitude
|
writing in a realistic style
|
|
|
anachronism
|
link: CHRON = time
placing things in the wrong time frame |
|
|
epithet
|
link: PATHETIC
"the ever-pathetic" A cute little phrase |
|
|
epitaph
|
link: taph = TOMB
on tombstome |
|
|
sonnet
|
octave + sestet
|
|
|
Petrarchan (Italian) sonnet
|
octave + sestet
ABBA ABBA CDE CDE (or) CD CD CD |
|
|
Shakesperian
|
octave + sestet
AB AB CD CD EF EF GG |
