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Poetry
Poetry vocabs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ballad | -long poem that tells a story -often set to music -typically rhymes |
| Epitaph | -a very short poem about the dead -written on a tombstone |
| Epigram | -a short, witty Poem usually written in a couplet |
| Free verse | -modern poetry without regular rhyme, rhythm or line lengths |
| Parody | - a mockery of another piece of literature |
| Sonnet | - a fourteen line poem written in Iambic Pentameter |
| Assonance | -repeating vowel sounds in the middle of words. |
| Cacophony | -repetition of harsh sounding words; "c,k,s" |
| Consonance | -repetition of consonant sounds in the middle of words |
| Euphony | -repetition of sounds that are pleasant to the ear |
| Extended metaphor | -compare two unlike things without using like or as. -longer metaphor(2-3 lines) |
| Apostrophe | -something that is not on Earth is addressed as a living thing. -ex."O Death" |
| Imagery | -paints an image in your head with descriptive words. |
| Oxymoron | -"sick shoes"-word used for opposite meaning -"bittersweet"- two opposing words placed together |
| Syntax | -placed in a way to create Rhythm |
| Couplet | -2 lines |
| Octave | -8 lines |
| Quatrain | -4 lines |
| Sestet | -6 lines |
| Stanza | -versed paragraph |
| End Rhyme | -rhymes that occurs at the ends of verse lines |
| Iambic Pentameter | -stress and unstressed syllables alternate (10 syllables |
| Internal Rhyme | -two or more words rhyme within the same line of poetry |
| Refrain | -The chorus of a ballad -repeating set of words or lines |
| Rhyme Scheme | -pattern of rhyme in a poem indicated with letters of the alphabet |
| literal language | -literal meaning of the poem (which ignores imagery, symbolism, figurative language) -opposite of figurative language |
| Figurative Language | -Imaginative language which makes a poem rich -relies on comparison devices such a simile, metaphor, personification to make the point |
| Hyperbole | -an exaggeration -ex. I am hungry enough to eat a hippo. |
| Paradox | -A large oxymoron -contradictory statement -contains an element of truth -ex. The child is the father of a man. |
| Mood | -emotion of the poem -atmosphere -feelings created by or in the poem through word choice or description |
| Onomatopoeia | -Sound-like words ex.buzzz |
| Concrete | -based on materials of poem itself: words, letter, format -final product shows its it says in its words, letters - format demonstrates its meaning -rely on visual or phonetic to get meaning across |
| Epic | -very long poem that tells a story -narrative poems -almost length of book |
| Understatement | -opposite of a hyperbole -explains idea through stating what is necessary -ex. "I bet that hurt" |
| Tone | -Narrator's attitude toward the subject of the poem -towards the reader of the poem |
Created by:
Ciel Phantomhive
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