7 Writing Poetry Free Online FlashCards

What is imagery in poetry?

Language that evokes sensory experience, such as sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch.

What is alliteration?

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words.

What creates rhythm in a poem?

The movement of speech through stressed and unstressed syllables, pauses, and phrase lengths.

What can a poetic line break do?

A poet-chosen ending that can emphasize a word, create a pause, or shape the reader’s expectations.

What does form mean in poetry?

The poem’s overall pattern, including its lines, stanzas, sounds, and any regular rules.

How can a poet choose a strong starting point?

Choose a particular moment, object, place, question, or memory rather than beginning with a broad topic.

Why read a poem draft aloud?

Read the draft aloud to hear its pace, pauses, and sound, and to notice where it rushes, slows, or stumbles.

What is assonance?

The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.

What is consonance?

The repetition of consonant sounds in nearby words.

What is rhyme?

The repetition of similar sounds, often at the ends of lines.

What is meter?

A more regular pattern of stresses in a poem.

What defines free verse?

Poetry without a fixed meter or rhyme scheme; it still uses rhythm and sound.