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Fig. Lang./Poetry

Everything needed to write a good poem

QuestionAnswer
Simile Comparing two unlike things using like or as
Metephor Comparing two unlike things without using like or as
personification comparing an inanimate object to a person
hyperbole an exaggeration
alliteration The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
assonance In poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel in nonrhyming stressed syllables
consonance The recurrence of similar sounds, esp. consonants, in close proximity
repitition The recurrence of a word or phrase
anaphora The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of sentances or lines.
enjambment 2+ lines blending together because a lack of punctuation
stanza A paragraph in a poem
couplet Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, forming a unit
rhyme Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, esp. when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
internal ryhme Rhyming words withen a line
end rhyme rhyming words at the end of a line
rhyme scheme The ordered pattern of rhymes using letters
What two things create meter? beat and feet
Rhythm/Beat- how is it created in poetry? By having a steady pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
What are the names for common beats/rhythms in poetry? Iambic, trochaic, and anapestic
What is a foot? a foot is one set of beats
How do you figure out how many feet in a line? Count the syllabels and divide by how many syllabels make up one beat
What are the names for the number of feet using Greek words parts? Trimeter:Three Feet Tetrameter:Four Feet Pentameter:Five Feet Hexameter:Six Feet: Heptameter:Seven Feet Octameter: Eight Feet
What kind of poems did Shakespeare write? Sonnet
What was Shakespeares most common meter? Iambic Tetrameter
Created by: hannah.s.99
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