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Poetry Words
Adjectives i think
Term | Definition |
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Assonance | repetition of vowels to create internal rhyming |
Allusion | indirect passing reference |
Blank verse | verse without rhyme |
Concrete Images | calls up a sensory representation of the literal object |
Consonance | agreement between opinions/actionw |
Denotation | literal/primary meaning of a word in contrast to the feelings the word suggests |
Enjambment | continuation of the sentence w/out a pause beyond the line/stanza |
Iambic Pentameter | Specific kind of poetry, has to do with the number of syllables and emphasis put on those syllables per line. Most of Shakespeare's works are in iambic pentameter. |
Meter | rhythm established by a poem |
Onomatopoeia | sound words i.e. sizzle or crackle |
Quatrain | a stanza of four lines, especially one that rhymes :) |
Sonnet | poem of 14 lines using any rhyme scheme |
Caesura | break between words within a metrical foot |