Poetry Quiz #1

repetition of identical sounds at the end of successive lines

pattern of rhyming words within a given stanza or poem

AKA off rhymes, near rhymes
sounds that are close but not exact duplicates of one another

words that virtually replicate sound

repetition of initial sounds in words and syllables

repetition of similar vowel sounds

AKA dissonance, half rhyme, oblique rhyme
repetition of consonants appearing within a line or at the end of words

AKA measure
patterns of rhythm in poetry
separated by “/”

poetic unit of measurement

u/

/u

//

/uu

uu/

process of analyzing poetry

internal pauses

punctuation cuing the reader to pause briefly

AKA run-on
absence of punctuation=eliminates need to pause

ignores conventions of meter and rhythm

AKA unrhymed verse

grouped lines of verse that serve as a poem’s building blocks

poet’s choice of words

comparisons serving as the foundation of figures of speech

figure of speech that communicates a second meaning along with its literal meaning

words and phrases that refer to something that can be seen, heard, tasted, smelled, or touched

occurs when poet assigns human characteristics to nonhuman object or an abstraction such as love, death, victory, envy, etc.

figure of speech that substitutes a word or phrase that relates to a thing for the thing itself

substitutes a part for a whole

historical, literary or cultural reference to a person, place, or event

phrase that seems self-contradictory or incompatible with reality

self-contradictory statement that under scrutiny makes perfect sense

letting the action speak for itself

story or vignette that has both literal and figurative meaning

form of understatement in which a positive fact is stated by denoting a negative one

exaggeration

poet’s or speaker’s attitude toward the subject of the poem, reader, or himself

implied contrast between what exists and what might be

tells part or all of the story (no prescribed form)

express an individual’s thoughts and emotions

highly intellectual and philosophical verses on the nature of thought and feeling

metrical poems that originated in medieval France and told stories of chivalrous knights and undertaking perilous journeys often to rescue damsels in distress

originally sung; tell engrossing stories about life, death, heroism, etc.

2 rhymed lines, usually in the same meter
rarely stand by themselves

express a complete thought
2nd line often reinforces the 1st

AKA end-stopped
completeness of heroic couplets

poem spoken by 1 person to a listener who may influence the speaker with a look or an action but says nothing

AKA dirge
poem of mourning and meditation, usually about death of a person but can also be about other losses

5 lines built on 2 rhymes (3rd and 4th lines=shorter)
easy to recite and remember
surprise readers with curious rhyme or pun in last line

ancient form of a poetic song
celebratory poem
pays homage to whatever the poet may hold dear

14 line lyrical poems, each 10 syllables long

developed by Petrarch
divided into octave and sestet

abba abba

cdcdcd or cdecde

turning point that occurs between sestet and octave

19 line poem with 5 three-line stanzas and a concluding quatrain
light in tone
based on 2 rhymes

individual line of poetry with containing 2 or more rhyming words