AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

AP Literature Terminology Flashcards

Terms : Hide Images
8182382078ConsonanceRepetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase. EX: "pitter patter"0
8182382079Masculine RhymeA rhyme of final stressed syllables EX: "blow/grow"1
8182384657Feminine RhymeA rhyme between stressed syllables followed by one or more unstressed syllables "glamorous/amorous"2
8182384658EnjambmentThe continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza. EX:I think I had never seen A verse as beautiful as a flower.3
8182387370OdeA form of poetry that isn't very long. EX: A sonnet4
8182389898ApostropheWhen a writer detaches himself from the reality and addresses an imaginary character in his speech. EX: "Welcome, O life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience and to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race."5
8182392264AnchorismAn error of chronology or timeline in a literary piece. EX: "Brutus: Peace! Count the clock. Cassius: The clock has stricken three."6
8182392265AssonanceRepetition of vowel sounds. EX: "She likes to type all night."7
8182394439BalladA form of poetry that alternates lines of four and three beats, often in quatrains, rhymed abab, and often telling a story. EX: "When she was just a girl She expected the world But it flew away from her reach so She ran away in her sleep"8
8182394440Internal Rhymea rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next. EX:"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,"9
8182396854Lyric PoetryA formal type of poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings, EX: Turn back the heart you've turned away Give back your kissing breath Leave not my love as you have left The broken hearts of yesterday10
8182396855Petracharn SonnetA rhyme scheme abbaabba and of a sestet with one of several rhyme schemes, as cdecde or cdcdcd. EX: "Sonnet 116 - Let me not..." by William Shakespeare11
8182399086Spenserian SonnetSonnet divided into three quatrains, or segments of four lines, followed by a rhyming couplet. EX: "How Much for One Night?" by Daniel Turner12
8182401942Shakespearean SonnetThe first twelve lines are divided into three quatrains with four lines each. In the three quatrains the poet establishes a theme or problem and then resolves it in the final two lines, called the couplet. EX: "Sonnet 18" by William Shakespeare13
8182406979AsyndetonAbsence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence. EX: "Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils, Shrunk to this little measure?"14
8182410102AnaphoraThe use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence EX: "And then she says she loves me; And then she says she needs me; And then I realize she's a lie."15

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!