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AP LITERATURE TERMINOLOGY November 30 Flashcards

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8182773638ConsonanceRepetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.0
8182777127Masculine rhymeA rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable (regular old rhyme)1
8182780842Feminine rhymeLines rhymed by their final two syllables2
8182786030Enjambmentthe continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.3
8182806085OdeA lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject.4
8182810257Apostropheaddress to an absent or imaginary person5
8182814058Anachronismsomething out of place in time6
8200159687AssonanceRepetition of vowel sounds7
8200166725BalladA poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas8
8200170894Internal rhymeA word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line9
8200174442Lyric poetryA short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings10
8200178172Petrarchan sonnetpoem that has one rhyming octave (8 lines) and one rhyming sestet (6 lines)11
8200185105Spenserian sonnetfollows the pattern a-b-a-b, b-c-b-c, c-d-c-d, e-e.12
8200188273Shakespearean sonnetABAB CDCD EFEF GG13
8200202036AsyndetonA construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions14
8200206245Anaphorathe repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses15

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