Poetry 101
One row of words in a poem.
What is a line?
The voice in a poem.
What is a speaker?
A sudden realization or discovery of the truth or meaning of things.
What is an epiphany?
A character who contrasts with the protagonist, though they may share some similarities.
What is a foil?
The repetition of similar sound between words or the ending of words.
What is rhyme?
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in adjacent words.
What is alliteration?
When the reader or audience member knows something that a character does not.
What is dramatic irony?
Poetry that does not follow expected or predictable patterns.
What is open form poetry?
A group of lines in a poem.
What is a stanza?
The repetition of vowel sounds in adjacent words.
What is assonance?
The cleansing or purging of emotion in or caused by a literary work.
What is catharsis?
Exaggeration to emphasize a feeling, issue, or situation for effect.
What is hyperbole?
A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables to create rhythm.
What is meter?
A pause within a line of poetry indicated by punctuation.
What is caesura?
A narrative that starts in the middle of the plot as opposed to its exposition.
What is in media res?
Poetry with not strict meter or rhyme scheme.
What is free verse poetry?
Poetry that sticks to predictable patterns and structures.
What is closed form poetry?
When a line of poetry continues onto the next line without any punctuation.
What is enjambment?
When the expected action is turned on its head and the opposite happens instead.
What is situational irony?
A startling or extended metaphor that is stretched over several lines or an entire work.
What is a conceit?