AP Lit Language of Poetry Flashcards

9770024758	iamb	two-syllable foot with the stress on the second syllable; most common foot in English	0
9770045111	trochee	consists of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable	1
9770115147	anapest	three syllables with the stress on the last syllable	2
9770344801	dactyl	three syllables with the stress on the first syllable	3
9770363282	spondee	2 stressed syllables (ex- compound words); used for variation	4
9770373085	pyrrhic	2 unstressed syllables; rare and is found interspersed with other feet	5
9770410346	hexameter	a line of 6 iambic feet is sometimes called an alexandrine; the ninth line of a Spenserian stanza is referred to as an alexandrine	6
9770556562	heptameter	7 iambic feet	7
9770575453	octameter	8 iambic feet	8
9770589605	internal rhyme	consists of the similarity occurring between two or more words in the same line of verse	9
9770608754	a. masculine rhyme b. feminine or double rhyme c. triple rhyme	The kinds of rhyme based on the number of syllables presenting a similarity of sound are:	10
9770617337	masculine rhyme	when one syllable of a word rhymes with another word (blend and send, bright and light)	11
9770660780	feminine/double rhyme	when the last 2 syllables of a word rhyme with another word	12
9770679989	triple rhyme	when the last 3 syllables of a word or line rhyme	13
9770695946	consonance	the repetition of consonant sounds within a line of verse; similar to alliteration except it doesn't limit the repeated sound of the initial letter of a word	14
9770724994	refrain	the repetition of one or more phrases or lines at intervals in a poem, usually at the end of a stanza; often takes the form of a chorus	15
9770807817	a. couplet b. triplet c. quatrain d. quintet e. sestet f. septet g. octave h. others are identified as nine, ten, or eleven-line stanzas	Basic stanza forms:	16
9770811346	couplet	2 line stanza that rhymes A-A	17
9770811347	triplet	3 line stanza	18
9770814666	quatrain	4 line stanza; various rhyme forms (A-A-A-A, A-B-A-B, A-B-B-A, A-B-A-C)	19
9770817774	quintet	5 line stanza that can have one of many rhyme schemes	20
9770822306	sestet	6 line stanza	21
9770824490	septet	7 line stanza	22
9770827694	octave	8 line stanza that can have numerous possibilities for rhyme scheme	23
9770888642	a. heroic couplet b. ballad stanza c. rime royal d. ottava rima e. spenserian stanza	Special stanza forms:	24
9770973446	heroic couplet (close couplet)	consists of 2 successive rhyming verses that contain a complete thought within the 2 lines that usually consists of iambic pentameter lines	25
9770989233	ballad stanza	4 lines with a rhyme scheme of A-B-C-B; first and third lines are tetrameter and the second and fourth lines are trimeter	26
9771036596	rime royal	stanza consisting of 7 lines in iambic pentameter rhyming A-B-A-B-B-C-C	27
9771051164	Ottava Rima	consists of 8 iambic pentameter lines with a rhyme scheme of A-B-A-B-A-B-C-C	28
9771070431	spenserian stanza	9-line stanza consisting of 8 iambic pentameter lines followed by an alexandrine, a line of iambic hexameter; rhyme scheme A-B-A-B-B-C-B-C-C	29
9771102317	run-on line	the continuation of an uncompleted phrase or sentence from one line to the next without punctuation; help create the form of the poem and allow the poet greater freedom in developing his rhyme scheme without adding unnecessary words	30
9771161104	ellipsis	the omission of a word or words	31
9771178857	figures of speech	enrich the meaning of an idea or experience or to intensify an emotion	32
9771211647	imagery	when the poet creates pictures in the mind through the use of language; appeal to one of the five senses	33
9771233328	narrative, lyric, or didactic	Kinds of poetry:	34
9771247419	narrative	has story quality (3 elements-setting, character, plot)	35
9771284547	1. an especially long narrative poem with a heroic swee is an epic 2. ballad	Types of narrative poems:	36
9771287629	ballad	tell a story that centers on one dramatic event whose theme may be tragic, or heroic	37
9771302214	folk and literary	Kinds of ballads:	38
9771326524	folk ballad	written in simple language and form; their characteristics are the use of dialogue and the repetition of certain lines as a refrain	39
9771368699	on the story itself, not how the teller feels about the characters or what happened to them; to tell a moving story about people and events that everyone can enjoy	What is the focus of attention and prime purpose of folk ballads?	40
9771375536	literary ballad	based on old legends; bring out truth or teach a lesson; has all elements of poetry	41