AP English Literature Poetry Terms Flashcards

13885925602	consonance	Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.	0
13885925603	assonance	Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity	1
13885925604	alliteration	Repetition of initial consonant sounds	2
13885925605	parallelism	Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other	3
13885925606	antithesis	a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other	4
13885925607	allusion	A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art.	5
13885925608	sestina	poem composed of six six-line stanzas and a three-line conclusion called an envoi. Each line ends with one of six key words. The alternation of these six words in different positions - but always at the ends of lines - the poems six stanzas creates a rhythmic verbal pattern that unifies the poem.	6
13885925609	Shakespearean sonnet	consists of 3 quatrains and a couplet; a 14-lined poem, usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter; abab cdcd efef gg	7
13885925610	Petrarchan sonnet	(also called an Italian sonne) a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet often with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd	8
13885925611	sonnet	: a lyric poem of fourteen lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to certain definite patterns. It usually expresses a single, complete idea or thought with a reversal, twist, or change of direction in the concluding lines.	9
13885925612	elegy	a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.	10
13885925613	dramatic monologue	a poem in which a speaker addresses a silent or absent listener as if engaged in private conversation	11
13885925614	euphemism	An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant	12
13885925615	archaism	The use of deliberately old-fashioned language.	13
13885925616	epic simile	An elaborate comparison developed over several lines of verse	14
13885925617	anaphora	The repetition of words at the beginning of successive lines or stanzas (in a poem)	15
13885925618	ellipsis	when words are consciously omitted for poetic effect	16
13885925619	malapropism	a word humorously misused	17
13885925620	narrative poem	a poem that tells a story	18
13885925621	lyric poem	A typically short poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings or thoughts of a speaker	19
13885925622	ballad	A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas	20
13885925623	quatrain	A four-line stanza	21
13885925624	sestet	A six-line stanza	22
13885925625	octave	An eight-line stanza	23
13885925626	enjambment	A "run-on" line of poetry in which a logical part of sentence carries over from one line into the next.	24
13885925627	couplet	A pair of rhyming lines	25
13885925628	pastoral	A poem dealing with rural life	26
13885925629	ode	A lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject.	27
13885925630	poetic shift (dramatic shift)	when the tone or subject changes suddenly in a poem	28
13885925631	stream of consciousness	a style of writing that portrays the inner (often chaotic) workings of a character's mind.	29