a formal poem reflecting on death or another serious theme

carries a metaphor throughout part or all of a poem

describes and compares things in ways that are not to be taken literally

each unit of stressed and unstressed syllables

uses poetic language but does not follow a fixed pattern

a short, unrhymed poem, often about nature; three-line stanza with a 5-7-5 syllabic pattern

vivid language that appeals to the five senses

compares by describing one thing as if it were another: The icy water was a thousand stinging bees.

tells a story (ballads, epic poetry)

the use of words that imitate sounds

assigns human qualities to a non-human subject

the repeated use of a word or phrase

the repetition of sounds at the ends of words

the pattern of strong and weak beats

has a rhyme scheme of abab/cdcd/efef/gg

uses the word "like" or "as" to compare two things: The icy water hurt like a thousand bee stings.

a fourteen-line poem of praise with a specific rhyme scheme

the person or character who communicates the words of the poem

logical sections of ideas, like paragraphs in an essay

the way words, lines, and groups of lines are arranged

the attitude the writer projects in a poem

A type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas)

the appearance of the words on the page

the flow of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem/The beat created by the sounds of the words in a poem

When a poet uses the same word or words more than once in a line or in a poem

A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

They fought like cats and dogs.

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary...

Our lives are grapes, bitter and sweet.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

"All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts,"

an inscription on a tombstone or burial place

A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line

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alliteration

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repetition of initial consonant sounds

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repetition of initial consonant sounds

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allusions

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direct or implied references to people, places, events, literary works, or artworks

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direct or implied references to people, places, events, literary works, or artworks

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assonance

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the repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables that do not rhyme

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the repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables that do not rhyme

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FLASHCARD QUESTION

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cinquain

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five line stanza

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five line stanza

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FLASHCARD QUESTION

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connotation

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ideas associated with that word beyond its literal definition

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ideas associated with that word beyond its literal definition

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consonance

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the repetition of consonant sounds in stressed syllables with different vowel sounds

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the repetition of consonant sounds in stressed syllables with different vowel sounds

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FLASHCARD QUESTION

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couplet

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two line stanza

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two line stanza

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poetry terminology all terms 2024

53 questions

repetition of initial consonant sounds

direct or implied references to people, places, events, literary works, or artworks

the repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables that do not rhyme

five line stanza

ideas associated with that word beyond its literal definition

the repetition of consonant sounds in stressed syllables with different vowel sounds

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a word's literal definition

a formal poem reflecting on death or another serious theme

carries a metaphor throughout part or all of a poem

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