POETRY TERMS #1 Test
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| A. A long, uninterrupted speech (in a narrative or drama) that is spoken in the presence of other charactersB. The emotion or association that a word or phrase may arouseC. The voice in a poem which may be the poet or may be a character created by the poet.D. A reference in one work of literature to a person, place, or event in another work of literature or in history, art, or musicE. Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhymeF. A fourteen-line lyric poem usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter with a set rhyme scheme; Two types: Shakespearean sonnet (or English sonnet); Petrarchan sonnet (or Italian sonnet)G. does not directly state that one thing is another; it implies the comparisonH. A summary or recapitulation of a piece of literatureI. name for the number of 5 feet in a poemJ. A term applied to a specific kind of figurative language, such as metaphor or simileK. The arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a patternL. one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllableM. When alliteration occurs within words (sunshine and shadow)N. A fourteen-line lyric poem consisting of three quatrains and a couplet with the following rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef ggO. A comparison between two unlike things (with the intent of giving added meaning to one of them) WITHOUT using words of comparisonP. A generally regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetryQ. Any object, person, place, or action that has a meaning in itself and that also stands for something larger than itself, such as a quality, an attitude, a belief, or a valueR. A story told in verse in which a known writer imitates a folk balladS. A comparison made between two dissimilar things through the use of a specific word of comparison such as like, as, than, or resembles (Dorothy is like a golden flower)T. Poetry that expresses a speaker’s personal thoughts or feelings |
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