Figures of Speech
Metrical Feet
Vocab
Schemes
Poetic Terms
100
FOS which makes a direct comparison between 2 unlike objects the may be stated or implied
metaphor
100
Explain the trochaic foot in terms of its stressed and unstressed syllables: Iambic foot
U / (ba-loon)
100
insatiable
can't get enough; limitless
100
Regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases/ clauses
anaphora
100
An extra unaccented syllable at the beginning of a line before the regular meter begins
anacrusis
200
FOS in which animals and objects have human traits/ qualities?
Personification
200
Explain the trochaic foot in terms of its stressed and unstressed syllables: Trochaic Foot
/ U (so-da)
200
germane
relevant; "germane to the issue"
200
Repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses
epistrophe
200
A pause in the meter or rhythm of a line
caesura
300
FOS in which the part represent the whole.
synecdoche ("All hands on deck'")
300
Dactylic foot
/ U U . (man-i-ac)
300
paucity
"Paucity of resources"; not much/ limited/ dearth
300
Juxtaposition of contrasting ideas
antithesis
300
Repetition of two or more consonant sounds within a line
consonance
400
FOS which is a gross exaggeration for effect/ overstatement
hyperbole
400
Spondaic foot.
/ / (man-made)
400
belabor
"belabor the point" / overwork, overkill
400
Placing next to a noun another noun or phrase that explains it
apposition (appositive phrase or appositive)
400
Extra unaccented syllable at the end of line after regular meter ends
catalexis
500
When reality of a situation differs from the anticipated or intended effect
situational irony
500
Anapestic foot
U U / (con-tra- dict)
500
acuity
"acuity of the mind" / sharpness, clarity cleverness
500
Usual word order is reversed or rearranged (Greek = "turning back")
anastrophe (Yoda use this all the time)
500
Use of inharmonious sounds in close conjunction for effect.
Cacaphony