Poetry Key terms 0.0 / 5 ? EnglishPoems from other culturesGCSEAQA Created by: GMNeashamCreated on: 13-03-17 16:57 Caesura A break in the rhythem of a line, often shown with punctuation marks. 1 of 19 Enjambment No punctuation at the end of a line 2 of 19 Quatrain A four line stanza that usually rhymes. 3 of 19 Iambic Pentameter Poetry with a metre of 10 syllables - five of them unstressed and five stressed. 4 of 19 Oxymoron A phrase which seems to contradict itself because the words ahve different meanings. 5 of 19 Free Verse Poetry that doesnt rhyme and has no regular rhythm. 6 of 19 Symbolism When an object stands for something else. 7 of 19 Ambiguity Where a word or phrase has two or more possible meanings. 8 of 19 Metre The arrangement of syllables to create rhythm in a line of poetry. 9 of 19 Blank Verse A poem written in iambic pentameter that doesnt rhyme. 10 of 19 Onomatopoeia The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning. 11 of 19 Consonance The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose. 12 of 19 Alliteration The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose. 13 of 19 Anapest A three-syllable foot containing two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed one. ( U U -- ) For example: ling-er-ie, pal-is-ade 14 of 19 Assonance The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose. 15 of 19 Elisions Unstressed syllables omitted for the sake of meter. For example: o'er (over) and ne'er (never). 16 of 19 Hyperbole Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect. 17 of 19 Trochee A two-syllable foot containing a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed one. ( -- U ) For example: mit-ten, gun-shot 18 of 19 Shakespearean Sonnet A poem consisting of three quatrains and a couplet. 19 of 19
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