poetry vocab quiz two

simile

comparison using like or as

allusion

reference to history, bible, or mythology

allegory

story with secondary meaning, usually emotional or psychological

alliteration

repetition of constant sounds

assonance

repetition of vowel sounds

ballad

poem of personal experience or tragedy

connotation

emotional meaning of a word

denotation

literal meaning of a word

epic

poem that tells a story

imagery

description that appeals to the senses

sonnet

14 line poem, usually in iambic pentameter

onomatopoeia

words that make sounds

rhyme

words that sound the same

dramatic monologue

narrative where one character speaks to audience

iambic pentameter

to unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one

metaphor

comparison not using like or as

rhythm

metrical rise and fall of the language in poetry

symbolism

something concrete that represents something abstract

theme

underlying purpose of the poem

apostrophe

a figure of speech addressing and inanimate, abstract idea, etc.

blank verse

a type of unrhymed poetry the uses five iambic feet

cacophony

use or harsh, discordant sounds in poetry

couplet

two successive lines if rhyming verse having the same number of feet

diction

the choice and arrangement of words in a selection

enjambment

a run on line, a line of poetry the continues into the next line w/ no designated stop or pause

euphony

the pleasant, musical quality

free verse

relies on natural speech rhythms; no regular patterns

haiku

traditional japanese poetry consisting of 3 lines, 17 syllables

oxymoron

side-by-side words that are contradictory; jumbo shrimp

satire

using humour to criticize

stanza

a paragraph in poetry