Definitions
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words. Ex: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
Alliteration
A _______ sonnet consists of 14 lines divided into two parts: an octave (8 lines) followed by a sestet (6 lines).
Italian/Petrarchan
Language that appeals to the senses, creating mental images or sensory experiences for the reader.
Imagery
Giving human qualities or characteristics to non-human entities or objects. Ex: "The trees danced in the wind."
Personification
Consists of metrical feet where the unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable.
Iambic Meter
The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words in a line of poetry. Ex: “The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.”
Assonance
Where is the Volta in an Italian Sonnet?
Between the Octave and Sestet
______ involves saying one thing but meaning another
Verbal Irony
A figure of speech that juxtaposes contradictory terms.
Oxymoron
Metrical feet composed of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.
Dactylic Meter
The repetition of consonant sounds at the end or in the middle of words. Ex: “Mike likes his bike.”
Consonance
The rhyme scheme for a ______ sonnet is typically
ABABCDCDEFEFGG.
Shakespearean/English Sonnet
______ irony occurs when the outcome of a situation is different from what was expected
Situational Irony
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as".
Also known as near rhyme, it occurs when the sounds of the rhyming words are similar but not identical, creating a subtle or imperfect rhyme.
Slant Rhyme
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Simile
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme and often express a complete thought.
A Couplet
_____ irony occurs when the audience knows something that the characters do not
Dramatic Irony
A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole, or vice versa. Ex: "All hands on deck."
Synecdoche
Occurs when a word within a line of poetry rhymes with another word either on the same line or within another line.
Internal Rhyme
A statement that appears to be self-contradictory but may reveal a deeper truth.
Paradox
The continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next without a pause or punctuation mark.
Enjambment
A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated. Ex: "The White House issued a statement."
Metonymy
_______ is when something is represented as less than it is
Understatement
Consists of metrical feet where the stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable
Trochaic Meter