English CQE 2

end rhyme

A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line

Free verse

Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme

Realism

A 19th century artistic movement in which writers and painters sought to show life as it is rather than life as it should be

internal rhyme

A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line

What was Poe's style ?

Dark romanticism, symbolic, repetition (structure) , the horror and evils of human experiences

Imagery

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

What are the characteristics of realism ?

Emphasis on specific geographic settings, emphasis on speech and manners of those living in the region, captures local color

What are the realism characteristics ?

Focus on the everyday life of everyday people, not always pretty but realistic, flawed hero (Robin Hood)

Dark Romanticism

Focused on the dark, evil aspects of human nature.

What are the dark romanticism characteristics ?

More pessimistitc view of human nature, uses sin and evil as inspiration, strong symbolism (ravens,flowers,etc...)

What was Whitman's style ?

Originator of free verse, free flowing ideas, cataloging and cadence, strong American themes

Transcendentalism

Ralph Waldo Emerson, intuition, importance of nature, individualism,optimism,civil disobedience, over soul (connection between humans, nature,and god)

Alliteration

Repetition of consonant sounds

Cadence

Rhythmic rise and fall

What is Dickinson's style ?

Strong structure/ rhyme scheme, slant rhyme, irony, symbolism, melancholy human condition

Onomonopia

The use of words or sounds which resemble the sounds they describe. (ex boom, psst)

What are the transcendentalism characteristics ?

View human nature as full of potential and reflections of the divine soul, over soul. View nature as transformation and reflection of truth and doorway to the spiritual world. Value self- reliance and individualism

Catalog

a list of things, people, or events

Metaphors

comparison between two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as

Regionalism

loyalty to the interests of a particular region

slant rhyme

rhyme in which the vowel sounds are nearly, but not exactly the same (i.e. the words "stress" and "kiss"); sometimes called half-rhyme, near rhyme, or partial rhyme

Personification

the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

Symbolism

the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities