Poetic Terms Flashcard

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Anaphora

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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of lines

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What does alliteration refer to?

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The repetition of sounds in a sequence of words

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What is a caesura?

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An audible pause within a line

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Couplet

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A two-line stanza, usually rhymed

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What does diction refer to in poetry?

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The choice of words used

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What is free verse?

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Poetry without regular meter or rhyme

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech comparing unlike things

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Meter in poetry

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The structured rhythm of a poem

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What does symbolism involve?

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The use of symbols to represent ideas

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What is a sonnet?

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A fourteen-line poem in iambic pentameter