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AP English Literature #4 Flashcards

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5084207276OnomatopoeiaA word that sounds like its action0
5084213400AllegoryA story that is symbolic (ex: Fairy pilgrims progress, allegory of the cave, animal farm)1
5084220012BalladNarrative poem ie written in quatrains, interlocking rhyme scheme - normally folk or local narrative2
5084223893HyperboleFigure of speech with an exaggerated statement (type of irony)3
5084226791LyricShort poetry with use of I4
5084228556EphemeralLasting only a short time5
5084228557ExtenuatingTo spread out6
5084230487EpicNarrative poem: long poem with a hero that is often culturally defining (ex: odyssey, Beowulf)7
5084245466MaskPersona poem - dramatic, taking on the persepective of someone else8
5084257835CaesuraPause/break in the middle of a line - in Greek/Latin9
5084268770VillanellePoem of fixed form with 19 lines, in Iamb (formal) (Ex: do not go gentle into that good night, time can say nothing, mad girl's love song)10
5084280809MundaneOrdinary, boring, earthly, common, quotidiane11
5084283534SonnetVerse with 14 lines, intended about love12
5084286754AdversityMisfortune, hardship13
5084286755SubtleUnder the radar, understated14

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