Literary Definitions Flashcards

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Meter
A repeated series of stressed and unstressed syllables
Imagery
The descriptive words or phrases a writer uses to re-create sensory experiences for the reader
Aphorism
A brief statement, usually one sentence long, that expresses a generla principle or truth about life.
Form/Structure
Poems that follow a set of fixed rules, such as a certain number of lines, a specified meter and rhyme scheme.
Organic Form
Form that takes the shape and pettern from the content of the poem itself
Free Verse
Poetry lacking regular meter and rhyme
Anaphora
Same word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines
Simile
Figure of speech using like or as
Metaphor
Figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something (this is this)
Alliteration
A group of words with the same letters.