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Poetry Terms

English Class Poetry Terms

QuestionAnswer
anaphora the repetition of a word or phrase usually at the beginning of a line
consonance the repetition of consanance sounds
couplet two lines of a verse, usually rhymed
diction word choice, the class or kind of words chosen
elegy denotes a reflective poem that laments the loss of someone or something
tone author's attitude towards the reader depending on the subject
conceit entended metaphor
enjambed lines run-on lune that carries over into the next line to complete its meaning
simile the comparison between 2 things using like or as
metaphor the comparison between 2 things
irony when the opposite happens from what is expected
free verse poetry with no established rhyme, rhythm, beat , or meter
imagery visual pictures used for more descriptions
synecdoche something that is used to represent a whole
speaker the I of a poem; equivalent to the narrator
stanza q group of lines separated by an extra whitespace than other lines
symbol image that stands for something more complex; abstract or attitudes
alliteration same sound or letter at the beginning of a line
apostarphy punctuation mark that represents or indicates possession
assonance repetition sound of a vowel
end-stopped line break; end of a line
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