Structural Elements
the particular set of rules guiding the arrangement of words and lines in a poem
What is poetic form?
____________ is the pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line of poetry.
What is rhyme?
a form of poetry that does not follow to rules of consistent meter, rhyme, or fixed structural rules.
What is free verse?
a direct comparison of two unlike things, often introduced by like or as, such as “strong like an ox”
What is a simile?
words at the end of two or more lines that sound the same
What is end rhyme?
a string of words in a poem, not necessarily a full sentence or phrase
What is a line?
A regular pattern is called ___________, and it gives a line of poetry a predictable rhythm.
What is meter?
a long, elevated narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds, profound adventures, and cultural myths, often featuring gods and spanning vast settings
What are epics?
a description of something as another thing that it literally cannot be, such as “her eyes are stars”
What is a metaphor?
stressed and unstressed syllabic pattern in a verse, or within the lines of a poem
What is meter?
the basic unit of a poem, made up of a series of lines
What is a stanza?
_______________, a metaphor that represents a nonhuman thing as a person, such as “the party died down”
What is personification?
a highly structured 19-line poem with French origins, consisting of five tercets (three-line stanzas) followed by a concluding quatrain (four-line stanza).
What is a villanelle?
a word or phrase which means something different from its literal meaning, such as “that math test was a piece of cake”
What is an idiom?
words within a line that sound the same
What is internal rhyme?
word choice, or the type of language an author uses
What is diction?
A red rose representing love is an example of _____________.
What is symbolism?
a formal, ceremonious lyric poem that praises or glorifies a person, place, thing, or idea, typically featuring an elevated, serious tone.
What is an ode?
phrases that writers use to convey deeper meaning than the literal words, which helps the reader to analyze and interpret the text.
What are literary devices?
the repetition of vowel sounds in words
What is assonance?
word order, or the way in which the elements of language are arranged to create well-formed sentences
What is syntax?
An _________________ is a brief, indirect reference to a person, place, event, or literary work
What is an allusion?
a 14-line poem, traditionally written in iambic pentameter with a strict rhyme scheme, originating in 13th-century Italy.
What is a sonnet?
words or phrases that stress certain sounds, which writers use to create emphasis or a musical effect.
What are sound devices?
the repetition of consonant sounds in the middle and at the ends of words,
What is consonance?