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Poetry Terms 2
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Dialect : refers to pronunciation of a particular region of a country or region
Elision : the leaving out of an undressed syllable or vowel
Enjambment : the continuation of a sentence form one line or couplet into the next
Envoy : the shorter final stanza of a poem, as in a ballad
Epithet : a descriptive expression, a word or phrase expressing some quality or attribute
Euphony : pleasant spoken sound created by smooth consonants such as "ripple"
Euphemism : the use of a soft indirect expression instead of one that is harsh or unpleasantly direct
Falling Meter : trochaic and dactylic meters that move from stressed to unstressed syllables
Feminine Rhyme : a rhyme that occurs in a final unstressed syllable
Figure Of Speech : a verbal expression in which words or sounds are arranged in a particular way
Foot : two or more syllables that together make up the smallest unit of rhythm in a poem
Form : generic term for the organizing principle of a literary work
Heptameter : a line of poetry that has seven metrical feet
Heroic Couplet : a stanza composed of two rhymed lines in iambic pentameter
Hexameter : a line of poetry that has six metrical feet
Hyperbole : a type of figurative language that depends on intentional overstatement
Iamb : metrical foot of two syllables, one short and one long
Iambic Pentameter : five iambic feet in each line
Idiom : words, phrases, or patterns of expression
Imagery : draws the reader into poetic experiences by touching on the images and senses
Irony : a situation, or a use of language, involving some kind of discrepancy
Jargon : words and phrases developed by a group to fit their own needs
Litotes: a figure of speech in which affirmative is expressed by the negation of the opposite
Meter : regularized rhythms
Meiosis : saying less than one means
Metonymy : one word is substituted for another with which it is closely associated
Onomatopoeia : a figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds
Poetry Terms 2
Across:4. | words, phrases, or patterns of expression | 7. | two or more syllables that together make up the smallest unit of rhythm in a poem | 8. | the use of a soft indirect expression instead of one that is harsh or unpleasantly direct | 9. | a rhyme that occurs in a final unstressed syllable | 10. | saying less than one means | 12. | a descriptive expression, a word or phrase expressing some quality or attribute | 14. | the continuation of a sentence form one line or couplet into the next |
| 17. | the leaving out of an undressed syllable or vowel | 18. | draws the reader into poetic experiences by touching on the images and senses | 19. | words and phrases developed by a group to fit their own needs | 21. | a figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds | 24. | five iambic feet in each line | 25. | a figure of speech in which affirmative is expressed by the negation of the opposite | 26. | the shorter final stanza of a poem, as in a ballad |
| | Down:1. | a line of poetry that has six metrical feet | 2. | a stanza composed of two rhymed lines in iambic pentameter | 3. | a verbal expression in which words or sounds are arranged in a particular way | 5. | a type of figurative language that depends on intentional overstatement | 6. | generic term for the organizing principle of a literary work | 10. | regularized rhythms | 11. | pleasant spoken sound created by smooth consonants such as "ripple" |
| 13. | trochaic and dactylic meters that move from stressed to unstressed syllables | 15. | a line of poetry that has seven metrical feet | 16. | a situation, or a use of language, involving some kind of discrepancy | 20. | metrical foot of two syllables, one short and one long | 22. | refers to pronunciation of a particular region of a country or region | 23. | one word is substituted for another with which it is closely associated |
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Poetry Terms 2
Across:4. | words, phrases, or patterns of expression | 7. | two or more syllables that together make up the smallest unit of rhythm in a poem | 8. | the use of a soft indirect expression instead of one that is harsh or unpleasantly direct | 9. | a rhyme that occurs in a final unstressed syllable | 10. | saying less than one means | 12. | a descriptive expression, a word or phrase expressing some quality or attribute | 14. | the continuation of a sentence form one line or couplet into the next |
| 17. | the leaving out of an undressed syllable or vowel | 18. | draws the reader into poetic experiences by touching on the images and senses | 19. | words and phrases developed by a group to fit their own needs | 21. | a figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds | 24. | five iambic feet in each line | 25. | a figure of speech in which affirmative is expressed by the negation of the opposite | 26. | the shorter final stanza of a poem, as in a ballad |
| | Down:1. | a line of poetry that has six metrical feet | 2. | a stanza composed of two rhymed lines in iambic pentameter | 3. | a verbal expression in which words or sounds are arranged in a particular way | 5. | a type of figurative language that depends on intentional overstatement | 6. | generic term for the organizing principle of a literary work | 10. | regularized rhythms | 11. | pleasant spoken sound created by smooth consonants such as "ripple" |
| 13. | trochaic and dactylic meters that move from stressed to unstressed syllables | 15. | a line of poetry that has seven metrical feet | 16. | a situation, or a use of language, involving some kind of discrepancy | 20. | metrical foot of two syllables, one short and one long | 22. | refers to pronunciation of a particular region of a country or region | 23. | one word is substituted for another with which it is closely associated |
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