AP Poetry Terms Flashcards

7870476511	Alliteration	repetition of a consonant sound or letter at the beginning of neighboring words.	0
7870476512	Assonance	repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds within a line.	1
7870476513	Connotation	ideas and feelings associated with a word, as opposed to its dictionary defintiion	2
7870476514	Consonance	the repetition of consonant sounds within a line.	3
7870476515	Couplet	A pair of rhymed lines in a poem.	4
7870476516	Denotation	a word's dictionary definition.	5
7870636068	Haiku	Japanese verse in three lines of five, seven, and five syllables.	6
7870476519	Form	the arrangement of words and lines on a page (in poetry)	7
7870476520	Imagery	descriptive words making one imagine how something looks, feels, smells, touches, and tastes.	8
7870476521	metaphor	Comparison of two unlike things without using simile words (like or as)	9
7870476522	Mood	the atmosphere or feelings the author creates for the reader	10
7870476525	Rhyme	a repetition of sounds at the ends of words or like sounds at regular intervals	11
7870476528	Rhyme Scheme	the patterns of rhymes in a poem	12
7870476529	Rhythm	the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line.	13
7870476530	Simile	Comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"	14
7870805456	conceit (extended metaphor)	an extended metaphor comparing two unlike objects extending several lines of poetry.	15
7870849770	hyperbole	a gross exaggeration for effect; overstatement.	16
7870888338	Litotes	a form of understatement in which the negative of an antonym is used to achieve emphasis (and a slightly positive twist)	17
7870476532	Speaker	the voice that talks to the reader in a poem (does not have to be the poet/author)	18
7870476533	Stanza	a group of lines within a poem (similar to a paragraph in a novel)	19
7870476534	Symbolism	a person, place, object, or action that stands for something BEYOND itself.	20
7870476535	Tone	the writer's attitude towards his/her subject	21
7870476537	Onomatopoeia	A word that imitates the sound it represents.	22
7870476538	Idiom	a group of words established by usage as an expression not to be taken literally.	23
7870476539	line	the way in which a poem is written. These can vary in length.	24
7870476540	Ballad	a type of narrative poem that tells a story. It is meant to be sung or recited. It contains a setting, plot, conflict, and characters.	25
7870476541	Epic	a long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero whose actions reflect the ideals and values of a nation or group.	26
7870476542	Blank Verse	Unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter.	27
7870667329	meter	the poetry's rhythm, or pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. It's measured in units of feet.	28
7870677750	iambic	a type of metric foot with one unstressed and then stressed. example bal-LOON	29
7870689291	trochaic	a type of metric foot starting with stressed, then unstressed.	30
7870727139	monometer	one poetic foot (number of syllables 2/3)	31
7870736226	dimeter	two poetic feet in a line.	32
7870759889	trimeter	three poetic feet in a line.	33
7870770584	tetrameter	four poetic feet in a line.	34
7870773336	pentameter	five poetic feet in a line.	35
7870476543	Sonnet	a poem that has a formal structure, containing 14 lines and a specific rhyme scheme and meter depending on type.	36
7870476544	Lyric	a type of reflective, subjective with regular rhyme scheme and meter poetry that presents the thoughts and feelings of a speaker. They can cover a variety of subjects: love, death, everyday experiences	37
7870565092	Narrative	nondramatic, objective verse with regular rhyme scheme and meter which relates to a story or narrative.	38
7870859964	personification	figurative language in which objects have human qualities.	39
7870907267	Allusion	a reference to an outside fact, event, or other source (Biblical, mythological, historical, literary, etc.)	40
11377907413	elegy	a poem of lament, meditating on the death of an individual	41
11377919576	Shakespearean sonnet	poem contains 3 quatrains and a concluding couplet with iambic pentameter.	42
11377932860	end rhyme	rhyme occurring at the ends of verse lines; most common.	43
11377938209	internal rhyme	rhyme contained within a line of verse.	44
11377968117	refrain	phrase, line, or group of lines repeated at intervals throughout a poem	45
11377972798	quatrain	a four-line stanza	46
11377974750	caesura	a pause in the meter or rhythm of a line	47
11377978055	enjambment	a run-on line, continuing into the next without a grammatical/pause break	48