Poetic Device Pt.1
A lexical set is a group of words that all fall under the same _____.
theme
What is it called when there are five sets of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line?
iambic pentameter
A poem with 4 lines is called...
quatrain
How do you refer to the spacing and physical alignment of words in a poem within a stanza?
line break
A couplet is joined together by what two things?
rhyme, idea
What is the purpose of anaphora?
to speed up the poem
Which type of meter is a pair of stressed, then unstressed syllables
Trochaic
Which form of poetry commemorates the loss of a person?
Elegy
Which poetic technique repeats the same vowel sound?
Assonance
Why does the author split lines into separate stanzas?
To represent different emotions, ideas, or themes
What is the purpose of free verse?
to reflect the chaos or unpredictability of the content of the poem
An iambic foot contains what two kinds of syllables and in what order?
unstressed, stressed
Which form of poetry praises a person, thing, or event?
ode
What is the purpose of dissonance?
to reflect the chaos or the lack of harmony in the story of a poem
What do we call a turning point in a poem?
volta
What is the purpose of caesura?
to create rhythm and mimic natural speech patterns
What is a dactyllic foot?
stressed, unstressed, unstressed
Name the main 2 characteristics of blank verse
1. unrhymed
2. metered
Produce an oxymoron.
Must have 2 contradictory (opposite) elements
Sibilance is not about the content about the poem, but about the __________ experience of a poem.
sound/ auditory
What is the purpose (not the definition) of enjambment?
to speed up the read & create a sense of urgency or passion
What is an anapaestic foot?
unstressed, unstressed, stressed
Name 3 characteristics of a sonnet
1. rhyme
2. 14 lines
3. iambic pentameter
1) The woods are lovely, dark and deep
2) To err is human, to forgive--divine
3) T be or not to be--that is the question
Which poetic technique is used in each of these lines?
caesura
Which poetic technique acts like a full stop in a line of poetry because of the repeated word at the end of a line?
epistrophe