Poetic Form and Techniques (HSC SSCE English Standard): Flashcards
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Iambic tetrameter
Iambic tetrameter
4 iambs per line (8 syllables total)
Iamb
Iamb
Unstressed then stressed syllable (da-DUM)
Rubaiyat rhyme scheme in Frost's poem
Rubaiyat rhyme scheme in Frost's poem
AABA BBCB CCDC DDDD
Final stanza rhyme scheme
Final stanza rhyme scheme
DDDD (all lines rhyme, creates hypnotic unity)
% of monosyllabic words in poem
% of monosyllabic words in poem
86%
End-stopped lines
End-stopped lines
Lines ending with punctuation, creating definite pauses
Enjambment
Enjambment
Line flows into next without pause
Alliteration
Alliteration
Repetition of consonant sounds at beginning of words
Assonance
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds within words
Anaphora
Anaphora
Repetition of word/phrase at start of successive lines