LUOA English 9 Final Exam study guide 2024 complete
Stanza
A stanza is a poem or portion of a poem. Each stanza is a certain number of lines.
Stanzas are set apart from each other by spaces above and below. They are used for
the same purpose as paragraphs in prose.
Quatrain
A quatrain is a stanza of four lines.
Couplet
A couplet is two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form
a unit.
Rhyme
Two or more words which contain matching sounds: for example, "ball" and "fall."
Typically the sounds that match are at the end of the word.
Internal rhyme
An internal rhyme is words that rhyme in the same line ("I found the ground at last") or
in the middle of lines ("The tree that held me / So free and high").
Rhyme scheme
The pattern in which words in a poem rhyme. The rhyme schemes are distinguished by
letters, like ABAB, AABB, or AAAC. Each letter is associated with a word's sound. When
that sound is repeated, that same letter represents the same sound.
Rhythm
The cadence, or beat, of poetry. Rhythm is created by putting stress on some syllables
but not others in a line (da-DA da-DA da-DA).
Meter
A rhythmic pattern (usually in formal poems)
Alliteration
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely
connected words
Allusion
A reference to something the poet is sure the audience will know
Analogy
A comparison between two things
Apostrophe
An address to a thing or person
Assonance
Two or more words in the same line or sentence that have the same or similar vowel
sounds
"I tried to light the fire"
Consonance
Two or more words in the same line or sentence that start with the same consonant
sound"Slithery snakes steal sleep from the students"
Imagery
The words the poet uses to create pictures in the reader's mind
Metaphor
Stanza
A stanza is a poem or portion of a poem. Each stanza is a certain number of lines.
Stanzas are set apart from each other by spaces above and below. They are used for
the same purpose as paragraphs in prose.
Quatrain
A quatrain is a stanza of four lines.
Couplet
A couplet is two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form
a unit.
Rhyme
Two or more words which contain matching sounds: for example, "ball" and "fall."
Typically the sounds that match are at the end of the word.
Internal rhyme
An internal rhyme is words that rhyme in the same line ("I found the ground at last") or
in the middle of lines ("The tree that held me / So free and high").
Rhyme scheme
The pattern in which words in a poem rhyme. The rhyme schemes are distinguished by
letters, like ABAB, AABB, or AAAC. Each letter is associated with a word's sound. When
that sound is repeated, that same letter represents the same sound.
Rhythm
The cadence, or beat, of poetry. Rhythm is created by putting stress on some syllables
but not others in a line (da-DA da-DA da-DA).
Meter
A rhythmic pattern (usually in formal poems)
Alliteration
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely
connected words
Allusion
A reference to something the poet is sure the audience will know
Analogy
A comparison between two things
Apostrophe
An address to a thing or person
Assonance
Two or more words in the same line or sentence that have the same or similar vowel
sounds
"I tried to light the fire"
Consonance
Two or more words in the same line or sentence that start with the same consonant
sound"Slithery snakes steal sleep from the students"
Imagery
The words the poet uses to create pictures in the reader's mind
Metaphor
