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Poetry
Terminology Quiz
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English
Undergraduate 1
10/06/2013

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accent
Definition
the rhythmical alteration between light and heavy sounds in a verse
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alliteration
Definition
the use of the same sound in the beginning of two or more words in a line of verse
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blank verse
Definition
unrhymed iambic pentameter
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free verse
Definition
unrhymed lines with no particular meter maintained
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foot
Definition
a unit of rhythm of which five kinds are normally recognized
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imagery
Definition
the use of sensory details in a poem
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metaphor
Definition
the discovery of likeness or similarity of two otherwise different things
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simile
Definition
a kind of metaphor in which the likeness of two different things is made explicit using like or as
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stress
Definition
where the strong beat occurs in the way a verse sounds accented
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symbol
Definition
an extension of metaphor in which one thing is implicitly discussed by means of explicit discussion of something else.
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