Poetry Basics
The repetition of similar sounds at the ends of words
Rhyme
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line
Meter
Giving human characteristics or qualities to something nonhuman
Personification
The general atmosphere; the way someone feels as the audience of a work of art
Mood
“When I see birches bend to left and right”
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Descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the five senses
Imagery
A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables
Poetic foot
A figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things
Metaphor
The way the author or artist wants their work (or a particular scene or character) to feel to the audience
Tone
“We shall not sleep, though poppies grow”
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Which of the following “builds the emotional landscape” of a poem?
Diction 4. Imagery
Theme 5. All of the above
Font 6. None of the above
All of the above
Categorize this set of scansion:
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Trochaic trimeter
An object, image, or idea that represents something beyond itself
Symbol
The universal truths found in a work of art or literature
Theme
"That's my last Duchess painted on the wall"
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Words that share similar sounds but aren't perfect rhymes
Slant rhymes
Categorize this set of scansion:
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Iambic pentameter
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Alliteration
The personality and perspective speaking in the poem
Voice
“Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse”
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When a line continues without pause onto the next line
Enjambment
Categorize this set of scansion:
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Anapestic tetrameter (with a feminine ending)
What might the “two roads” in Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” symbolize?
Decision-making; choices; etc.
What term refers to a change in attitude, emotion, or perspective within a work of art?
Tone shift
"Hope is the thing with feathers"
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