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grade 12 review #1
grade 12 #1 review for final
Question | Answer |
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simile | comparison using like or as |
metaphor | direct comparison |
assonance | repetition of internal vowel sound |
consonance | repition of internal or ending consonant sounds |
alliteration | repition of initial consonant sounds |
stanza | groups of lines in apoem |
quatrain | 4 line stanza |
couplet | 2 line stanza |
sestet | 6 line stanza |
octave | 8 line stanza |
kenning | metaphorical 2 word replacement for a noun " whale road" |
imagery | words that appeal to the senses.Helps to create mood and tone |
sonnet | 14 lines, specific rhyme scheme |
sonnet sequence | a group of sonnets sharing a theme |
blank verse | unrhymed poetry with meter |
free verse | poetry with nor specic rhyme or meter |
rhyme scheme | pattern of rhyming words |
epic | a long narritive poem celebrating heroic deeds |
pastoral poetry | celebrates simple life in the country |
oral tradition | poems passed down by mouth |