Poetry Terms
Different types of Verse
Dramatic Terms
Figurative Language I
Figurative Language II
100
a pair of rhymed verse lines in iambic pentameter
What is heroic couplet
100
Three syllable metric foot consisting of two unaccented syllables followed by an accented syllable
What is anapest
100
the interplay between opposing forces
What is conflict
100
the feelings or attitudes associated with a word, related to but quite distinct from its literal meaning
What is connotation
100
the literal meaning of a word
What is denotation
200
any short poem expressing a state of mind
What is lyric poem
200
unrhymed iambic pentameter, often written in sections of varying length without regular stanzaic form
What is blank verse
200
a happening contrary to that which is appropriate or expected
What is irony of situation
200
the particular words chosen for use in a work or the plan that seems to govern that choice
What is diction
200
a figure of speech involving an implied comparison
What is a metaphor
300
first eight lines of a sonnet
What is the octave
300
three syllable metrical foot consisting of one accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables
What is dactyl
300
irony that is apparent to audience but not to actors in the play
What is dramatic irony
300
a statement that is self-contradictory on the surface, but which reveals a subtler meaning upon reflection
What is paradox
300
the deliberate repeating of any element in a literary work for expressive effect
What is repetition
400
a long lyric poem, formal in style and complex in form
What is an ode
400
poetry written with rhythm and other poetic devices
What is free verse
400
the direct presentation of conversation between two or more characters
What is dialogue
400
something relatively concrete, such as an object, action, character or scene with signifies something abstract
What is a symbol
400
the idea of a literary work
What is the theme
500
the concluding six lines of a sonnet
What is the sestet
500
a lyric poem with the traditional 14 lines, written in iambic pentameter
What is a sonnet
500
writer's tone that expresses pity for the subject
What is pathos
500
the author's attitude toward his material
What is tone
500
substitution of a word closely associated with an object for the object itself. For example, the WHITE HOUSE decided
What is metonymy
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