AP Literature: The Elements of Poetry Flashcards

4262269334	lyric	subjective, reflective poetry with regular rhyme scheme and meter which reveals the poet's thoughts and feelings to create a single, unique impression	0
4262269335	narrative	nondramatic, objective verse with regular rhyme scheme and meter which relates a story or narrative	1
4262270661	sonnet	a rigid 14-line verse form, with variable structure and rhyme scheme according to type	2
4262272062	Shakespearean (English) sonnet	three quatrains and concluding couplet in iambic pentameter, rhyming abab cdcd and efef gg or abba cddc effe gg	3
4262273116	Italian (Petrarchan) sonnet	an octave and sestet, between which a break in thought occurs. the traditional rhyme scheme is abba abba cde cde	4
4262273117	ode	elaborate lyric verse which deals seriously with a dignified theme	5
4262273118	blank verse	unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter	6
4262274534	free verse	unrhymed lines without a regular rhythm	7
4262274535	epic	a long, dignified narrative poem which gives the account of a hero important to his nation or race	8
4262275676	dramatic monologue	a lyric poem in which the speaker tells an audience about a dramatic moment in his/her life and, in doing so, reveals his/her character	9
4262276874	elegy	a poem of lamenet, meditating on the death of an individual	10
4262276875	ballad	simple, narrative verse which tells a story to be sung or recited; the folk ballad is anonymously handed down, while the literary ballad has a single author	11
4262276876	idyll	lyric poetry describing the life of the shepherd in pastoral, bucolic, idealistic terms	12
4262276877	villanelle	a French verse form, strictly calculated to appear simple and spontaneous; five tercets and a final quatrain, rhyming aba aba aba aba aba abaa	13
4262278257	light verse	a general category of poetry written to entertain, such as lyric poetry, epigrams, and limericks. it can also have a serious side, as in parody or satire.	14
4262278258	haiku	Japanese verse in three lines of five, seven, and five syllables, often depicting a delicate image	15
4262278259	limerick	humorous nonsense-verse in five anapestic lines rhyming aabba. a-lines are trimeter and b-lines are dimeter	16
4262279114	meter	poetry's rhythm, or its pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables measured in feet	17
4262279115	iambic	unstressed, stressed ex: balloon	18
4262280587	trochaic	stressed, unstressed ex: soda	19
4262280588	anapestic	unstressed, unstressed, stressed ex: contradict	20
4262280589	dactyllic	stressed, unstressed, unstressed ex: maniac	21
4262281570	spondaic	stressed, stressed ex: man-made	22
4262283073	scansion	the analysis of these mechanical elements within a poem to determine meter	23
4262283074	stanza	lines made of metric feel identified by the number of lines they contain	24
4262284761	caesura	a pause in the meter or rhythm of a line	25
4262284762	enjambement	a run-on line, continuing into the next without a grammatical break	26
4262284763	rime	old spelling of rhyme, which is the repetition of like sounds at regular intervals,	27
4262432464	versification	the writing of verse	28
4262285490	end rhyme	rhyme occurring at the ends of verse lines; most common rhyme form	29
4262285491	internal rhyme	rhyme contained within a line of verse	30
4262285506	rhyme scheme	pattern of rhymes with a unit of verse; in analysis, each end rhyme-sound is represented by a letter	31
4262287141	masculine rhyme	rhyme in which only the last, accented syllable of the rhyming words correspond exactly in sound; most common kind of end rhyme	32
4262287142	feminine rhyme	rhyme in which two consecutive syllables of the rhyming words correspond, the first syllable carrying the accent; double rhyme	33
4262288563	half rhyme (slant rhyme)	imperfect, approximate rhyme	34
4262288564	assonance	repetition of two or more vowel sounds within a line	35
4262288565	consonance	repetition of two or more consonant sounds within a line	36
4262288566	alliteration	the repetition of one or more initial sounds, usually consonants, in words within a line	37
4262290182	onomatopoeia	the use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning	38
4262290183	euphony	the use of compatible, harmonious sounds to produce a pleasing, melodious effect	39
4262290184	cacophony	the use of inharmonious sounds in close conjunction for effect; opposite of euphony	40
4262291264	metaphor	a figure of speech which makes a direct comparison of two unlike objects by identification or substitution	41
4262291265	simile	a direct comparison of two unlike objects, using like or as	42
4262291266	conceit	an extended metaphor comparing two unlike objects with powerful effect (has roots in elaborate analogies in Petrarch and Metaphysical poets)	43
4262291267	personification	a figure of speech in which objects and animals have human qualities	44
4262292374	apostrophe	an address to a person or personified object not present	45
4262292375	metonymy	the substitution of a word which relates to the object or person to be named, in place of the name itself	46
4262294622	synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part represents the whole object or idea	47
4262294623	hyperbole	gross exaggeration for effect: overstatement	48
4262294624	litote	a form of understatement in which the negative of an antonym used to achieve emphasis and intensity	49
4262295783	irony	the contrast between actual meaning and the suggestion of another meaning	50
4262295784	verbal irony	the contrast between meaning one thing and saying another	51
4262295785	dramatic irony	the contrast between what the speaker says and what he/she means OR what the speaker says and the author means	52
4262296990	situational irony	the contrast between when the reality of a situation differs from the anticipated or intended effect; when something unexpected occurs	53
4262296991	symbolism	the use of one object to suggest another, hidden object or idea	54
4262296992	imagery	the use of words to represent things, actions, or ideas by sensory description	55
4262297036	paradox	a statement which appears self-contradictory, but underlies basis of truth	56
4262298283	oxymoron	contradictory terms brought together to express a paradox for strong effect	57
4262298284	allusion	a reference to an outside fact, event, or other source	58
4262298285	tone	the author's attitude toward her/her audience and subject	59
4262299411	theme	the author's major idea or meaning	60
4262300494	dramatic situation	the circumstances of the speaker	61