AP Unit 4 Flashcards

7117074725	alliteration	the repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose for ornament or emphasis	0
7117074726	assonance	the repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose	1
7117075350	dissonance / cacophony	the grating of incompatible sounds	2
7117075351	consonance	the repetition of two or more consonant sounds within a group of words or a line of poetry	3
7117075352	connotation	the suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase indicating the emotional aspects of a word	4
7117075923	denotation	the literal, dictionary definition of the word	5
7117076254	couplet	a pair of lines that end in rhyme	6
7117076255	diction	the choice of words in oral or written discourse	7
7117076256	euphony	the harmonious blending of sounds; pleasing, harmonious sounds	8
7117076829	rhyme scheme	the patterns of rhymes within a given poem	9
7117076830	stanza	a group of lines in verse, roughly analogous in function to the paragraph in prose	10
7117077226	style	the manner in which an author uses and arranges words, shapes ideas, forms sentences, and creates a structure to convey ideas	11
7117077227	suspense	the uncertainty/anxiety readers feel about what is going to happen next in a story	12
7117077483	syntax	the ordering and structure of the words in a sentence	13
7117079254	verse	a synonym for poetry; also a group of lines in a song or poem	14
7117079255	ballad	a simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited; a long narrative poem , usually in a very regular meter and rhyme, typically with a folksy quality	15
7117098673	voice	the real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker	16
7117101277	parody	an imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject for fun	17
7117101278	lyric	personal, reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about a subject; the word is used to describe tone when referring to something sweet, emotional, melodious	18
7117105625	satire	a literary style used to poke fun at, attack or ridicule an idea, vice or foible, often for the purpose of bringing about awareness or change	19