POETRY EXAM

anaphora

intentional repetition of words and phrases at the beginning of successive lines

alliteration

repetition of initial consonant sounds- map, moon- kill, code

allusion

reference to something in literature or history

assonance

repetition at close intervals of vowel sounds- ran, amber- vein, made- round, sound

blank verse

unrhymed iambic pentameter

cataloging

use of long lists to create unity in the poem

conceit

extended metaphor

common meter

iambic tetrameter followed by iambic trimeter 4, 3, 4, 3

connotation

what a word suggests beyond its basic dictionary definition- childlike, childish- home, house

couplet

two successive lines that rhyme

denotation

basic definition or dictionary meaning of a word

elegy

mourns or laments the loss of a loved one os the loss of the past

end rhyme

rhyme at the end of a line of poetry

free verse

no regular meter or consistent rhyme

iamb

unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable

types of imagery

visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile

visual

sight

auditory

sound

olfactory

smell

gustatory

taste

tactile

touch

internal rhyme

rhyme within a line of poetry

metaphor

implicit comparison between two things that are essentially unlike

onomatopoeia

words that mimic their meaning- plop, buzz, tinkle

similie

explicit comparison made between two things essentially unlike- like, as, than

slant rhyme

the final sounds of words are similar but not identical- glove, prove

gothic characteristics

story set in bleak or remote places, plot involves violent incidents, characters in psychological and/or physical torment, supernatural (otherwordly element), mirroring and doubling (twins), animated inanimate objects

unity of effect

can be read in one sitting, every word must contribute, grief- mournful and neverending

romantic traits

individuality and idealism, imagination and intuition, emphasis on nature

FITTS

form, imagery, theme, tone, sound