English - Poetry Assessment

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i dont think doing "type definition" would be very beneficial since the definitions are so specific. try "multiple choice" or "type term" instead

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alliteration

repetition of the same consonant/sound at the beginning of a word

allusion

a reference to something else

anaphora

same word/words at the beginning of successive lines or stanzas

assonance

repetition of vowel sounds

consonance

repetition of the same consonant sound inside of words

couplet

a pair of lines, or a stanza with only two lines

end-rhyme

rhyme at the end of lines

end-stop

the end of a line that's a complete and proper sentence

enjambment

a proper sentence chopped into two different lines

epigraph

a brief quotation that is sometimes placed after the title of a poem

figurative language

language that conveys meanings beyond the literal meaning of the word

form

the design/structure of a poem

formal poetry

poetry with rules and guidelines

free verse

poetry without rules and guidelines

imagery

descriptive language that appeals to all the senses

internal rhymes

rhymes within a line, not at the ends

line break

where a line ends

lyric poetry

a verse that expresses feelings and ideas instead of narrating

metaphor

a figurative language that compares two unalike things to create something deep

meter

the rhythm of a line

mood

the feeling of a poem

narrative poetry

a verse that tells a story

personification

a metaphor where a non human thing is talked about as if it were a human

poetry

a compressed type of descriptive writing that creates emotion and imagination

prose

stuff written in paragraph/sentence form (usually not poetry)

prose poem

poetry in disguise (prose form)

quatrain

stanza containing four lines

repetition

the repeating of things (sounds, lines, words, etc.,)

rhyme scheme

the pattern of end-rhymes in a poem

simile

a metaphor that includes the word "like, as, resembles, or than"

speaker

the person reading it to us

stanza

a group of lines

stanza break

the space in between stanzas

tercet

a trio of lines, a stanza containing three lines

tone

the attitude of the poem (funny, serious, etc.,)