Poetry Terminology Definitions and Examples 낱말 카드 | Quizlet

Alliteration

Repetition of initial consonant sounds in a group or words close together - "Sudden successive flights of bullets streak the silence"

Assonance

Repetition of a vowel sound - "it will creep into our dreams."

Consonance

Repetition of a consonant sound - "innocent mice rejoice"

Onomatopoeia

The use of words which imitate sound - "the tap-tap-tap of the water drove me crazy"

Repetition

The purposeful re-use of words and phrases. - "I hate that drum's discordant sound/Parading round, and round, and round"

Rhyme

The use of words with matching sounds. Can be internal or at ends of lines. - "O what is that light I see flashing so clearOver the distance brightly, brightly?Only the sun on their weapons, dear,As they step lightly"

Rhythm

The pace or beat of the poem - can vary from line to line

Imagery

Words that appeal to the senses - "On the river bank/ bees drizzle over/ hot white rhododendrons"

Simile

A comparison between two unlike things using like or as. - "He wore me like a golden knot, He changed me like a glove"

Metaphor

A comparison saying something is something else - "He's a monster!!"

Personification

Giving human qualities or characteristics to animals or inanimate objects - " the ansaphone kept screaming"

Symbolism

A word, phrase or image which stands for something. - "So now I moan an unclean thing/Who might have been a dove"

Rhetorical question

A question which does not expect an answer. - "My name? Where am I coming from? Where am I going?"

Colloquial language

informal English, slang - "Ah lookin at yu wid de keen

half of mih eye"

free verse

Lines with no regular structure, rhyme or rhythm. "Excuse me/

standing on one leg/ I'm half-caste"

Couplet

A pair of lines, usually rhymed - "Bread pudding is wet nelly

And me stomach is me belly"

Enjambment

A line ending in which the syntax, rhythm and thought are continued into the next line.

Caesura

A natural pause or break in a line of poetry indicated by punctuation

Motif

A recurring theme, subject or idea

Meter

A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

Form

The specific type of poetry being employed, following conventions (e.g. free verse, villanelle, sonnet, etc.)

Euphony

pleasant, harmonious sound

Diction

A writer's or speaker's choice of words, related to conveying tone and mood

Tone

Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character

Juxtaposition

Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts

End stop

A poetic line that has a pause at the end, reflects normal speech patterns, and are often marked by punctuation

Blank verse

verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter.

cacophony

A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds, in poetry this is often through the use harsh consonants (t, k, p)

irony

A contrast between expectation and reality

Allusion

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art. In English literature, allusions to Christianity and Greek mythology are especially common.