Tropes &
Schemes
Schemes
Repetition of the beginning sounds of words in adjacent or words in close proximity. EXAMPLE: I like cream in my coffee on a crisp, cold day.
What is alliteration?
Comparing two things that are not alike using "like" or "as". EXAMPLE: His skin was as cold as ice.
What is a simile?
What we call the "sentences" of poetry.
What are lines?
The combination of stressed & unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. EXAMPLE: iambic = da DUM da DUM
What are feet?
Whoosh! Buzz! Zoom!
What are examples of onomatopoeia?
Comparing two unrelated things. EXAMPLE: He has a heart of gold.
What is a metaphor?
What is onomatopoeia?
What we call a group of lines in poetry. These are usually set apart from the other lines in the poem by double spacing or indentation.
What are stanzas?
When a poem "sort of" rhymes. The words at the end of the lines sound alike, but don't rhyme exactly.
What is slant rhyme?
The wild wind whooshed through the woods.
What is an example of alliteration?
Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or for humor. EXAMPLE: I died laughing!
What is hyperbole?
Giving human characteristics to animals or non-living things. EXAMPLE: The alarm clock screamed at him to wake up.
What is personification?
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.
What is free verse?
The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry. Depending on how sounds are arranged, the _____ of a poem may be fast or slow, choppy or smooth.
Rhythm
I've told you to take out the trash a million times.
What is hyperbole?
Repetition of structure in subsequent lines, clauses, or sentences. EXAMPLE: That's one step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
What is parallelism?
A word or phrase is used to mean the opposite of its literal meaning. EXAMPLE: I just love scrubbing the floor!
What is irony?
The rhythmic structure of a poem. For each line in the poem, it tells you how many "feet" (syllables) there are and the pattern of how those syllables are arranged (stressed vs unstressed). Iambic pentameter is the most common.
What is meter?
This type of poetic rhythm has 5 feet of iambic meter.
What is iambic pentameter?
I loved her with all my heart, yet I hated her with all my heart.
What is an example of antithesis?
Use of an object closely associated with an idea to represent the idea itself. EXAMPLE: The pen is mightier than the sword.
What is metonymy?
Statement of a proposition (an idea) and its opposite in close proximity. EXAMPLE: To err is human, to forgive is divine.
What is antithesis?
This type of poem has 14 lines, is written in iambic pentameter, and was made famous by Shakespeare. We had a competition with this type of poem earlier this semester.
What is a sonnet?
This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.
What is enjambment?
He raced down the street on his new set of wheels.
What is an example of metonymy (or synecdoche)?