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AP Literature: Poetry Terms II Flashcards

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6704665789Masculine Rhymerhyme of a single stressed syllable (blow | flow)0
6704665790Feminine Rhymerhyme of 2 or 3 syllables- 1st syllable is stressed (shocking | stocking)1
6704665791Internal Rhymecreated by words within the same line2
6704665792Enjambmentrun-on without syntactical break (the sentence/idea continues on to the next line)3
6704665793Rhyme Schemepattern of rhymes used in a poem4
6704665794Near/Slant Rhymewords with similar but not identical sounds5
6704665795End Rhymerhyme between end syllables in lines of poetry6
6704665796Eye Rhymelooks like it should rhyme, but doesn't (love | move)7
6704665797Onomatopoeiaword imitating a sound8
6704665798Alliterationidentical consonants of stressed syllables in a word group9
6704665799Assonanceresemblance of sounds; "vowel rhyme"10
6704665800Consonanceharmony of consonant sounds11
6704665801Cacophonyharsh clashing of sounds12
6704665802Euphonypleasing sound13
6704665803Sonnetiambic pentameter; 14 lines14
6704665804Petrarchan/Italian Sonneta sonnet with a rhyme scheme of an octave (ABBA ABBA), then a sestet (CDECDE or CDCDCD)15
6704665805Shakespearean/English Sonneta sonnet with a rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG (that GG is a heroic couplet, homie)16
6704665806Villanellewritten in tercets, followed by final quatrain, based on two rhymes17
6704665807Odelyrical poem18
6704665808Lyriccomposed to be sung19
6704665809Free Verseno fixed meter20
6704665810Blank Verseunrhymed verse21
6704665811Epicextensive poem22
6704665812Balladsentimental or romantic; adapted to a melody23
6704665813Pastoralpositive characteristics of rural life24
6867103489Alexandrinea line with six iambic feet (12 syllables)25
6867105884Royal RhymeA stanza with seven lines, written in iambic pentameter: ABA-BB-CC26
6867110940Heroic Coupleta rhyming couple of lines in iambic pentameter27
6867114522BildungsromanA coming of age story, it's a German word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in quest of a goal28

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