freshman english poetry terms
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- verse
- a single line of poetry
- stanza
- more than one verse of poetry
- rhyme scheme
- pattern of rhyme in a poem
- refrain
- a repeated verse in a poem
- repetition
- a repeated word, idea, or image in a poem
- free verse
- poem with no established rhyme scheme.
- metaphor
- implied comparison between 2 things
- simile
- direct comparison between 2 things using like or as.
- hyperbole
- exaggeration for effect.
- mood
- the way that a piece of writing makes the reader feel
- assonance
- repitition of vowel sounds
- imagery
- writing that appeals to any senses, especially sight
- figurative language
- language not meant to be taken literally
- cliche
- overused or tired expression
- alliteration
- repition of consanant sounds.
- personification
- when a nonhuman subject is given human qualities or characteristics
- allusion
- reference to something well known
- couplet
- a pair of rhyming lines usually of the same length and meter.
- dramatic irony
- a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the audience and reader know to be true.
- conflict
- a struggle between opposing forces, the problem
- iambic pentameter
- a ten syllable line in which unstressed syllables are followed by stressed syllables.
- blank verse
- unrhymed verse written in iambic pentameter, or ten syllable lines in which every second syllable is stressed.
- prose
- a form of written language esxpressed in sentences and paragraphs
- sonnet
- 14 lined lyric poem usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter.
- dramatic foil
- a character contrasted with another character; they are usually complete opposites
- soliloquy
- a long speech expressing the innermost thoughts of a character. The soliloquy is delivered when the character is on stage
- monologue
- a speech by a character in a play, story, or poem. The character is not necessarily alone on stage.
- aside
- a short speech delivered by an actor in a play expressing the character's thoughts. Usually inaudible to other actors on stage.
- petrarchan lover
- an individual who's in love of being in love
- Foreshadowing
- Literary device used in text to give hints about things to come later in the story