Poetic Terms 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LiteratureWilliam BlakeA2/A-levelAQA Created by: PoppyCreated on: 07-04-14 13:11 Allegory A poem in which the character or descriptions convey a hidden symbolic or moral message 1 of 38 Alliteration The effect created when words with the same initial letter (usually consonants) are used in close proximity 2 of 38 Allusion Where a poem makes reference to another poem or text 3 of 38 Ambiguity The ability of words or sentences to have more than one meaning 4 of 38 Amphibrachic meter Classical meter consisting of three syllables per foot: one short, one long, one short. 5 of 38 Anaphora Repetition of phrases or clusters of words 6 of 38 Antonym Word or phrase with the opposite meaning to another e.g. 'good' and 'bad' 7 of 38 Bathos Lowering the tone of high seriousness 8 of 38 Ballad A poem that tells a story, often in 4 line stanzas 9 of 38 Catharsis Tragedy should physically remove the emotions of pity and fear 10 of 38 Couplet A stanza compromising of two lines 11 of 38 Deconstruction The systematic taking part of a cultural system or set of ideas 12 of 38 Conceit A deliberately elaborate extended metaphor 13 of 38 Antithesis The balancing of 2 contrasting ideas or statements 14 of 38 Elegy A poem written to grieve over the dead 15 of 38 Emotive language Language which is charged with emotion e.g. love, hate, fear etc 16 of 38 Enjambment The line carries onto the next stanza 17 of 38 End stopped lines A line of verse which ends with a grammatical break such as a coma, colon, semi-colon or full stop etc 18 of 38 Epic simile An elaborated simile (similar to a conceit) 19 of 38 Epigram Short, pithy poem - usually of a humorous nature 20 of 38 Epilogue The concluding section of a poem or literary work 21 of 38 Epistle Poem written in the form of a letter 22 of 38 Feminine rhymes The rhyme is soft (unstressed) e.g. running, sunning, etc. 23 of 38 Hyperbole Exaggeration 24 of 38 Iambic pentameter A poetic line with 5 stresses and usually 10 syllables 25 of 38 Internal rhyme When the rhymes occur not at the end of lines 26 of 38 Imagery The creation of images using words 27 of 38 Juxtaposition Two contrasting words places next to each other 28 of 38 Masculine rhyme When the rhyme is hard (stressed) e.g. land, sand, etc. 29 of 38 Meter A regular patter on rhythm 30 of 38 Oxymoron Juxtaposition of opposites 31 of 38 Otta rima Italian verse form with 8 lines and abababcc rhyme pattern 32 of 38 Octet A stanza or section of verse with 8 lines 33 of 38 Pathos Evokes in the audience/reader feelings of pity and sorrow 34 of 38 Parody The imitation of a particular style of writing, usually for humour 35 of 38 Paradox A witty contradiction in terms 36 of 38 Personification When an object is described as if it were a person 37 of 38 Rhythm a beat of poetry 38 of 38
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