sound patterns
What is end rhyme
a poem of 14 lines, often in iambic pentameter
what is a sonnet
a comparison based on similarity that uses like or as
what is a simile
a reference to something outside the text
what is allusion
a minor character who possesses traits that emphasize, by contrast or comparison, the distinctive characteristics of the main character
what is a foil
When words that are in close proximity to each other in a poem begin with the same consonant sound
What is alliteration
a poem of 14 lines, broken into an octave and a sestet
what is an Italian sonnet (or Petrarchan sonnet)
a comparison based on similarity that is implied, rather than explicit
what is a metaphor
the situation that prompts the poet to write the poem
what is antecedent scenario
a speech given by a character in a play that is overheard by the audience, but by no other characters in the play
what is a soliloquy
in a poem, when words in proximity to each other have the same vowel sound
what is assonance
A poem of praise or admiration
what is an ode
what is personification
the Latin term for when a story begins in the middle of the action
unrhymed iambic pentameter
what is blank verse
When words within a poetic line rhyme with each other
What is internal rhyme
a poem of mourning
what is an elegy
addressing something that is either inanimate or that is not present (and thus cannot answer)
what is apostrophe
The background information about character and setting explained usually toward the beginning of a story
what is exposition
the last 6 lines of an Italian sonnet
what is the sestet
When words at the end of a poetic line are close, but not quite rhyming
what is slant rhyme
a poem written in the morning, regretting that the night is over
what is an aubade
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
what is an allegory
the central metaphor that the poem is built around
what is conceit
the shift in tone or attitude from the first 8 lines to the final 6 lines in an Italian sonnet
What is the volta (or the turn)