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Poetry Terms
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| voice in the poem, often that of a fictional character or object | speaker |
| the words a poet chooses and the way he or she arranges the words to express a thought | diction |
| statement that seems to contradict itself but is true nevertheless | paradox |
| poet reverses standard english word order | poetic inversion |
| suggestive meanings and associations that go beyond their strict dictionary definitions | connotation |
| explicit meanings you find listed in a dictionary | denotations |
| poet uses words that put our senses to work | imagery |
| words with contradictory meanings are combined together | oxymoron |
| a part of something is used to refer to or imply a whole | synedoche |
| use of language to describe one thing in terms of something else | figurative language |
| comparison using like or as | simile |
| inanimate thing is given human qualities | personification |
| object, person, action, or event that stands for itself and for something more than itself as well | symbol |
| omits word of comparison and directly identifies the two unlike things | metaphor |
| metaphors that have been in speech so long they have lost their force | dead metaphor |
| metaphor that extends throughout many lines of a poem | extended metaphor |
| reference to a person, place, event, or literary work | allusion |
| attitude poets take toward their subject matter or audience | tone |
| repetition of accented vowel sounds | rhyme |
| rhymes at the end of a line | end rhyme |
| rhymes which occur within a line | internal rhyme |
| sounds of accented vowels correspond exactly | exact rhyme |
| repition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words | alliteration |
| repetition of vowel sounds in words | assonance |
| use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning | onomatopoeia |
| recurring use of a phrase, line, or stanza | refrain |
| pairs of rhyming lines | couplets |
| rhymes arranged in a certain pattern | rhyme scheme |
| lilt and a kick in a poem like waves | rhythm |
| when rhythm follows a cerain pattern | meter |
| verse not controlled by any definite meterical pattern | free verse |
| unrhymed iambic pentameter | blank verse |
| poem that tells a story | narrative poetry |
| lofty poems concerned with heroes and heroines who are larger-than-life, told in dignified language | epic |
| relatively short poem orginally meant for singing | ballad |
| poems passed along by word of mouth by common people | fold ballad |
| try to imitate folk ballads but are more elaborate | literary ballad |
| presents one or more characters speaking, usually to each other, but sometimes to themselves or the reader | dramatic poem |
| one character speaks to one or more other characters, whose replies are not given in the poem | dramatic monologue |
| poem that expresses personal thoughts or emotions | lyric poetry |
| figure of speech that uses exaggeration for special effect | hyperbole |
| poem of mourning for a person who has died | elegy |
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