Poetry Vocabulary

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Anaphora
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines or clauses
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Couplet
2-line stanza
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Rhyming Couplet
2 line stanza with end rhymes
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Attitude
Way of thinking or feeling; views
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Tone
Manner of expression
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Form
Type or style of poem- lyric, narrative, epic, dramatic monologue, sonnet, ballad, ode or elegy
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Lexical Field
Group of words or phrases that are all associated with a particular subject or catagory
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Persona
Role or character adopted by a poet or author
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Sibilance
Repeated letters of S
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Oxymoron
Juxtaposition of two contradictory ideas
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Assonance
Use of the same vowel sounds, usually in middle of words in close proximity to another
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Enjambment
When a clause does not end at a line break but instead moves over on to the next line
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Caesura
A pause in a line of poetry- e.g. punctuation. Can be in the middle or at the start or end
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Internal rhyme
Two or more rhyming words occur in the same line
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Card 2

Front

2-line stanza

Back

Couplet

Card 3

Front

2 line stanza with end rhymes

Back

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Card 4

Front

Way of thinking or feeling; views

Back

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Card 5

Front

Manner of expression

Back

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