AP Literature terms 4 Flashcards
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| 3651599391 | English Sonnet | also known as a Shakespearean sonnet. A fourteen line sonnet with 3 quatrains (4 line stanza) and a couplet (2 lines)- Rhyme scheme is abab cdcd efef gg | 0 | |
| 3651607973 | Enjambment | french term for "striding over" - in poetry an expression that spans more than one line | 1 | |
| 3651611860 | Epic | a long formal narrative poem written in an elevated style that recounts the adventures of a hero of mythic proportions, who embodies the traits of a nation or a tribe of people. Traditional epics are derived from oral tradition | 2 | |
| 3651625059 | Epithalamium (epithalamion) | a poem written to celebrate a specific marriage | 3 | |
| 3651628828 | Hubris | excessive pride or ambition | 4 | |
| 3651633522 | Hyperbole | overstatement, gross exaggereation | 5 | |
| 3651636606 | Iambic Pentameter | type of blank verse- 10 syllables per line (5 stressed and 5 unstressed) | 6 | |
| 3651639609 | Inference | a conclusion drawn by considering facts, observations, or date | 7 | |
| 3651645988 | In Medias Res | in the midst of things- epics generally begin in medias res | 8 | |
| 3651647674 | Lampoon | a mocking assault on a person or situation | 9 | |
| 3651649694 | Metaphor | a figure of speech which compares unlike objects | 10 | |
| 3651651141 | Motif | a phrase or idea that is repeated | 11 | |
| 3651654080 | Ode | contemplative lyrics centered upon various themes | 12 | |
| 3651655327 | Onomatopoeia | the use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning | 13 | |
| 3651658204 | Oxymoron | a term consisting of contradictory elements | 14 | |
| 3651659692 | Pastoral | poem set in tranquil setting | 15 | |
| 3651661876 | Personification | a figure of speech in which objects or animals are given human qualitites | 16 | |
| 3651665540 | simile | a comparison using like or as | 17 |