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Apostrophe a technique by which a writer addresses an inanimate object, an idea, or a person who is either dead or absent.
Anaphora "-repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases clauses or sentences. ""We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France"
Alliteration The repitition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together.
Allusion Something the author or poet writes in their piece of literature that the audience is expected to know
Blank Verse Unrhymed Iambic pentameter
Concrete Poem A poem in which the words are arranged on a page to suggest a visual representation of the subject.
Connotation The contextual meaning of a word; Feelings associated with words
Couplet 2 lines-a concluding comment
Dactyl, Dactylic /, u, u. Stressed, unstressed, unstressed
Dark Lady Sonnets 127-152, addressed to by Shakespeare
Denotation The dictionary definition of a word
Diction A writer's choice or words, phrases, sentence structures, and figurative language, which combine to help create meaning.
Dramatic Monologue A type of poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener. As readers, we overhear the speaker in a dramatic monologue.
Dramatic Poetry poetry that involves the techniques of drama; one or more characters speak to other characters who may or may not be present in the poem
Fair Young Man, Fair Youth Sonnets 1-126 addressed to by Shakespeare
Figurative Language Words or phrases that mean something other than what they literally say.
Figure of Speech An expression or device that uses non-literal language. (e.g. metaphor, simile, hyperbole, understatement, apostrophe, oxymoron, personification)
Foot a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
Free Verse No rhyme nor meter
Harlem Renaissance a period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished
Hexameter a verse line having six metrical feet
Hyperbole a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor; excessive and weakens arguments
Iamb, Iambic /, u, Stressed, unstressed
Imagery The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. We refer to visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, or olfactory imagery
Lyric Poem Convey thoughts and feelings of a single speaker with a single theme
Metaphor figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, in which on thing becomes another without the use of like or as
Meter Regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
Mood The feeling evoked in the reader by a literary work or passage. Often can be described in one word such as light-hearted, frightening, or despairing
Narrative Poem A poem that tells a story from a point of view
Octave an eight line people, or the first eight lines of a Petrarchan, or Italian, sonnet
Onomatopoeia Words that express sounds
Paraphrase to put in one's own words
Parallelism (parallel structure and construction) Parts of a sentence expressed using the same syntactical structure to emphasise their equal importance
Pentameter A line of five metrical feet
Personification A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Poetry one of the 3 major types of literature. These are often divided into lines and stanzas. They often eploy regular rythmical patterns.
Prose Ordinary speech or writing, without metrical structure.
Quatrain A stanza of poetry containing four lines. A Shakespearean sonnet contains three of these followed by a couplet.
Rhetoric The art or study of using language effectively and persuasively.
Rhetorical Devices its how something is said by an author not what is said that will create this literary effect. If a device is used correctly its effect will leave a lasting impression on the reader.
Rhetorical Question a question asked for an effect, not actually requiring an answer
Rhyme Scheme repeated regular pattern of rhymes usually found at the end of lines in a poem
Scan to analyze the rhythm of a poem
Sestet Six lines of poetry, especially the last six lines of a Petrarchan, or Italian, sonnet.
Simile Makes a comparison between two unlike things using like, as, or than.
Slant Rhyme a rhyme that is close, but somewhat different, such as predicate and ate
Sonnet a fourteen line poem containing a single theme throughout the poem
Shakespearean Sonnet a sonnet with 3 quatrains and 1 couplet at the end. Rhyme scheme-abab,cdcd,efef,gg. 3 quatrains present problem and 1 couplet presents solution
Petrarchan Sonnet a sonnet with 1 octave and 1 sestet. Rhyme scheme- 8=abbaabba or abababab 6=cdecde or cdccdc or cdedce. Octave presents one point of view and sestet presents contrasting point of view
Sound Devices elements such as rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, and onomatopoeia - gives poetry a musical quality
Speaker the narrator, point of view, or persona through whom the poet is speaking. a older poet could speak through the view of a teenage girl
Spondee /, /, Stressed, Stressed
Stanza a group of lines of poetry that are usually similar in length and pattern and are separated by spaces
Subject a main premise or topic.
Syntax sequence in which words are put together to form sentences
Inverted Syntax reversing the normal word order of a sentence
Tetrameter a verse in a poem consisting of four metric feet
Theme the underlying of main message that the author wishes to convey
Tone feeling or effect the writer creates toward his character or his subject
Trimeter a line of verse with three metrical feet
Voice character or perspective that is taken on by a writer or poet.

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  1. Harlem Renaissance → a period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished - 3 misses
  2. Dactyl, Dactylic → /, u, u. Stressed, unstressed, unstressed - 2 misses
  3. Dark Lady → Sonnets 127-152, addressed to by Shakespeare - 2 misses
  4. Dramatic Monologue → A type of poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener. As readers, we overhear the speaker in a dramatic monologue. - 2 misses
  5. Dramatic Poetry → poetry that involves the techniques of drama; one or more characters speak to other characters who may or may not be present in the poem - 2 misses
  6. Figure of Speech → An expression or device that uses non-literal language. (e.g. metaphor, simile, hyperbole, understatement, apostrophe, oxymoron, personification) - 2 misses
  7. Parallelism (parallel structure and construction) → Parts of a sentence expressed using the same syntactical structure to emphasise their equal importance - 2 misses