Poetry Flashcard

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Scansion

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The meter and rhyme patterns in poetry.

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Enjambment

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The continuation of a sentence over a line break.

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End rhyme

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Rhyming at the end of a line.

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Meter

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The repetition of a rhythmic unit.

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Lyric poetry

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A narrative poem that tells a story to be sung or recited.

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Couplet

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A pair of successive rhyming lines, usually of the same length.

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Quatrain

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A stanza of four lines, often with alternating rhymes.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of initial consonant sounds in closely placed words.

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images.

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Symbolism

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The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.