AP Literature Poetry Terms Flashcards

5197967899	alliteration	the repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words	0
5197967900	anapest	a metrical foot of three syllables, two short (or unstressed) followed by one long (or stressed). the reverse of the dactyl.	1
5197971398	apostrophe	words that are spoken to a person who is absent or imaginary, or to an object or abstract idea.	2
5197971399	assonance	the repetition or a pattern of similar sounds, especially vowel sounds	3
5197973319	ballad	a poem that tells a story similar to a folk tale or legend and often has a repeated frame.	4
5197973320	blank verse	poetry that is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter	5
5197975274	caesura	a natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line.	6
5197981722	consonance	the repetition of similar consonant sounds, especially at the ends of words	7
5197981723	couplet	in a poem, a pair of lines that are the same length and usually rhyme and form a complete thought	8
5197983323	dactyl	a metrical foot of three syllables, one long (or stressed) followed by two short (or unstressed). the reverse of anapest	9
5197983324	elegy	a poem that laments the death of a person, or one that is simply sad and thoughtful	10
5197983325	enjambment	the continuation of a complete idea from one line or couplet of a poem to the next line or couplet without a pause	11
5197985196	epic	a long, serious poem that tells the story of a heroic figure	12
5197985197	foot	two or more syllables that together make up the smallest unit of rhyme in a poem	13
5197985198	free verse	poetry composed of either rhymed or unrhymed lines that have no set meter	14
5197987869	haiku	a Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. often reflects upon some aspect of nature.	15
5197987870	heptameter	a line of poetry that has seven metrical feet	16
5197989818	heroic couplet	a stanza composed of two rhymed lines in iambic pentameter	17
5197989819	hyperbole	a figure of speech in which deliberate exaggeration is used for emphasis	18
5197991785	iamb	a metrical foot of two syllables, one short (or unstressed) and one long (or stressed)	19
5197995206	iambic pentameter	a type of meter in poetry, in which there are five iambs to a line	20
5197995207	limerick	a light, humorous poem of five usually anapestic lines with the rhyme scheme of aabba	21
5197995208	lyric	a poem, such as a sonnet or an ode, that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet. may resemble a song in form or style	22
5197999216	metaphor	a figure of speech in which two things are compared, usually by saying one thing is another, or by substituting a more descriptive word for the more common or usual word that would be expected	23
5197999217	meter	the arrangement of a line of poetry by the number of syllables and the rhythm of accented (or stressed) syllables	24
5197999218	metonymy	a figure of speech in which one word is substituted for another with which it is closely associated	25
5198004103	ode	a lyric poem that is serious and thoughtful in tone and has a very precise, formal structure	26
5198008414	onomatopoeia	a figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds	27
5198012103	personification	a figure of speech in which things or abstract ideas are given human attributes	28
5198012104	scansion	the analysis of a poem's meter. usually done by marking the stressed and unstressed syllables in each line and then, based on the pattern of the stresses, dividing the line into feet	29
5198014085	simile	a figure of speech in which two things are compared using the word "like" or "as"	30
5198016889	sonnet	a lyric poem that is 14 lines long	31
5198016890	spondee	a metrical foot of two syllables, both of which are long (or stressed)	32
5198875712	synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part is used to designate the whole or the whole is used to designate a part	33
5198019733	tetrameter	a line of poetry that has four metrical feet	34
5198019734	trochee	a metrical foot of two syllables, one long (or stressed) and one short (or unstressed)	35