Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| relies heavily on dramatic elements, such as monologues, soliloquies and dialogue |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| highly musical verse that expresses the emotions of a speaker |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a 14 line poem that follows one of a number of different rhyme schemes |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a lofty lyric poem on a serious theme |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| traditional Japanese poem. Has 3 lines: 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| long story often told in verse involving heroes and gods. gives a picture of culture, legends of beliefs, values laws and ways of life. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| poetry that aviods use of regular rhythm |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the pattern of beats or stresses in a line of verse |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
the repetition of sounds at the ends of words
two types: end rhyme and internal rhyme |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| repetition of initial consonant sounds (bad boy, dark day) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| repetition of vowel sounds ( chIld of sIlence, wEAk and wEAry) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| use of words of phrases that sound like the things to which they refer (buzz, thump, hiss) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| one thing is spoken about as if it were something else ( Jennifer is a dancing willow tree) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
a comparison ising "like" or "as"
(Anna is LIKE a dancing willow tree) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a figure of speech in which an animal, idea or thing is given human characteristics |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| descriptive words used to create pictures |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| words or phrases that are repeated |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a seeming contradiction ( the more things change, the more they stay the same) |
|
|
