Poetry--AP Lit. and Comp. Flashcards

9552235862	Ode	A poem written in exaltation of someone or something	0
9552238242	Elegy	A reflective poem typically for someone who has died	1
9552243776	Sonnet	A 14-line poem typically about unrequited love	2
9552250445	Shakespearean sonnet	Three quatrains (12) and a couplet (2) following an abab cdcd efef gg rhyme scheme	3
9552259275	Petrarchan sonnet	An octave (8) with an abbaabba rhyme scheme + a sestet (6) with a cdecde or cdcdcd rhyme scheme	4
9552269978	Ballad	A poem that is typically meant to be sung	5
9552279756	Epic	A narrative poem of great length with a hero as the main character	6
9552326409	Limerick	A humorous, frequently bawdy verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba	7
9552337466	Pastoral	A poem dealing with shepherds and rustic life	8
9552343962	Blank verse	verse without rhyme	9
9552347538	Free verse	poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.	10
9552351280	Rhyme scheme	the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.	11
9552354852	Internal rhyme	a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next.	12
9552358113	End rhyme	when a poem has lines ending with words that sound the same	13
9552670626	Refrain	Line or group of lines repeated at intervals throughout a poem, generally at the end of the stanza	14
9552679461	Parallel structure	repetition of the same pattern of words or phrases	15
9552681787	Assonance	repetition of vowel sounds	16
9552684006	Consonance	repetition of consonant sounds	17
9552686903	Quatrain	Stanza with four lines	18
9552696529	Sestina	A poem with six stanzas of six lines and a final triplet, all stanzas having the same six words at the line-ends	19
9552710159	Octave	A poem or stanza with eight lines	20
9552712379	Tone	A poet's attitude towards the subject	21
9552716993	Apostrophe	When the poet directly calls on someone or something that is not in the poem	22
9552720850	Interjection	Usually an exclamation, this device is used to show the poet's emotions	23
9552724519	Mood	The feeling or vibe in the poem	24
9552731256	Metaphor	A comparison between two things WITHOUT using like or as	25
9552732885	Simile	A comparison between two things using like or as	26
9552734588	Personification	Giving human characteristics to non-human objects	27
9552738396	Hyperbole	Extreme exaggeration	28
9552742675	Alliteration	The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.	29
9552748106	Onomatopoeia	Sound words--snap, crackle, pop!	30
9552751060	Synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa	31
9552773592	Euphemism	a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.	32
9552777301	Stressed syllable	Hard or accented portions of a word; receives vocal emphasis	33
9552794534	Unstressed syllable	Soft or unaccented portions	34
9552797965	Iambic meter	An iamb is a metrical foot having two syllables: the first unstressed and the second stressed	35
9552810270	Monometer	One metrical foot	36
9552816708	Dimeter	Two metrical feet	37
9552825042	Trimeter	Three metrical feet	38
9552827746	Tetrameter	Four metrical feet	39
9552827747	Pentameter	Five metrical feet	40
9552829742	Hexameter	Six metrical feet	41
9552832022	Heptameter	Seven metrical feet	42
9552832023	Octameter	Eight metrical feet	43
9552835505	Caesura	A break resulting from the natural progression of speech	44
9561703944	Unrequited love	This is when love is one-sided, rejected, or otherwise misunderstood by the beloved leading to rejection	45
9561718172	Metaphysical poetry	Poetry marked by use of conceit, incongruous imagery, use of paradox, harsh or rigid expression, and subtlety and complexity of thought.	46
9561746937	Devotional poetry	Deeply personal poetry that is written as if it were a prayer or direct communication with God; reveals spiritual truth and/or the poet's relationship with God.	47
9561759662	Country house poetry	a poem in which the author compliments a wealthy patron or a friend through a description of his country house; very detailed in nature; the details often symbolize the patron or friend's qualities.	48
9561855432	Egotistical sublime	When the events of a story or poem are conveyed and viewed through the lens of the poet's own experiences, feelings, and/or stance on the matter at hand; opposite of negative capability	49
9561877435	Negative capability	The ability of an author or poet to remove their personal influence from the delivery of the message or story; opposite of egotistical sublime	50
9561909225	Paradox	A contradictory statement or idea that conveys a truth	51
9561915562	Enjambment	when the end of a line in a stanza is part of the next line Ex: Do I dare Disturb the universe?	52
9561932889	Autobiographical poetry	Deeply personal poetry that conveys a poet's own experiences and reactions to those experiences	53