AP Poetry Flashcards

9125347827	alliteration	repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words	0
9125347828	assonance	repetition of vowel sounds in words that don't end with the same consonant	1
9125347829	consonance	repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of words	2
9125347831	rhythm	pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line	3
9125347833	rhyme scheme	a regular pattern of rhyme	4
9125347834	*meter	a regular pattern of rhythm	5
9125347835	lines	what all poems are made of, they are sort of like sentences.	6
9125347836	form	refers to a poem's structure or the way the words are arranged on the page	7
9125347837	*stanzas	a group of lines, which function like a paragraph	8
9125347840	sonnets	poems that have 14 lines and are written in a strict pattern of rhythm and rhyme	9
9125347842	couplet	pair of rhyming lines	10
9125347843	end rhyme	rhyme at the end of lines	11
9125347845	sound devices	resources used by poets to convey and reinforce the meaning or experience of poetry through the skillful use of sound	12
9125347848	*speaker	the voice that talks to the reader in a literary work	13
9125347849	free verse	a style of poetry with no regular pattern of rhythm or rhyme.	14
9125347855	dialect	a variation of a language	15
9125347858	Figurative Language	conveys meanings beyond the literal meanings of words	16
9125347859	simile	a comparison of two unlike things using the words: like or as	17
9125347860	*metaphor	a comparison of two unlike things using a form of the verb "to be" (am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been)	18
9125347861	*personification	giving human characteristics to non-human things	19
9125347862	hyperbole	an extreme exaggeration for emphasis or humorous effect	20
9125347863	*imagery	words or phrases that re-create sensory experiences for readers	21
9125413630	*structure	the way the poem is built, such as three stanzas of terza rima, or one stanza (continuous form) of successive couplets	22
9125445070	terza rima	an arrangement of triples, especially in iambs, that rhyme aba, bcb, cdc, etc.	23
9125465810	iamb	a metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable.	24
9125481314	sestet	the last six lines of a sonnet / a stanza of six lines	25
9125495426	internal rhyme	words that rhyme within a line of poetry	26
9125509651	*tone	the emotional quality of a poem, such as regretful or contemplative. Also refers to the speaker's attitude about a particular thing or idea	27
9125519331	unity	the degree to which elements of a poem work together to produce a coherent effect	28
9125528773	pun	a play on words where the juxtaposition of meanings is ironic or humorous	29
9125538515	iambic pentameter	a line of five iambic feet, or ten syllables	30
9125551041	fixed form	poetry that follows fixed "rules" about numbers of lines, meter, rhyme schemes, etc	31
9125567819	*apostrophe	a speaker directly addresses something or someone not living, such as the wind, or a lady in a tapestry	32
9125582849	*epigram	a short quotation or verse that precedes a poem (or any text) that sets a tone, provides a setting, or gives some other context for the poem	33