terms for flash cards poetry.txt

forced change in normal accent of a word syllable(s); sometimes used for comic effect

part of metaphor that embodies the analogy

line grouping of varying length, as distinct from stanzas of equal length; the usual division in blank verse

short verse, especially one from a sacred book

little verse or short passage said or sung as part of public worship call and response

five 3-line stanzas followed by a quatrain and having only two rhymes

place where a distinct turn of thought occurs

classic form of Japanese poetry with five unrhymed lines of five, seven, five, seven, and seven syllables to capture the essence of a single event, image, or mood

unnecessary and excessive repetition of same idea in different words in the same sentence

thing being describe in a metaphor; carried by the vehicle

consists of three syllables per foot, as in dactylic or anapestic meters; also referred to as triple meters

consists of tercets, usually in iambic pentameter with a chain or interlocking rhyme scheme; concludes with a separate line added at end of poem

verse consisting of four metrical feet

unaccented part of the poetic food

three metrical feet or three dipodies

metrical foot with a long or accented syllable followed by a short or unaccented syllable

intentional, figurative use of a word or expression such as irony, metaphor, or synedoche