AP Literature Poetry Vocabulary Flashcards

12478675596	Accent	The prominence or emphasis given to a syllable or word. In the word poetry, the accent (or stress) falls on the first syllable	0
12478693684	Alexandrine	A line of poetry that has 12 syllables.	1
12478700574	Alliteration	The repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words	2
12478714745	Anapest	A metrical foot of 3 syllables	3
12478722589	Antithesis	A figure of speech in which words and phrases with opposite meanings are balanced against each other.	4
12479640315	Apostrophe	Words that are spoken to a person who is absent or imaginary, or to an object or abstract idea *Example: "O World, I cannot hold thee close enough	5
12479657992	Assonance	The repetition or a pattern of similar sounds, especially vowel sounds, as in the tongue twister, "Moses supposes his toeses are roses"	6
12479673310	Ballad	A poem that tells a story similar to a folk tale or legend and often has a repeated refrain.	7
12479713214	Ballade	A type of poem, usually with three stanzas of seven, eight, or ten lines and a shorter final stanza (or envoy) of four or five lines. All stanzas end with the same one-line refrain.	8
12479720653	Blank verse	Poetry that is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter	9
12479863169	Caesura	A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line. *Ex: "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways"	10
12479932303	Canzone	A medieval Italian lyric poem with 5 or 6 stanzas and a shorter concluding stanza (or envoy)	11
12479944979	Carpe Diem	The Latin phrase meaning "seize the day."	12
12479951585	Chanson de geste	An epic poem of the 11th and 14th century, written in Old French, which details the exploits of a historical or legendary figure, especially Charlemagne.	13
12479953336	Classicism	The principles and ideals of beauty that are characteristic of Greek and Roman art, architecture, and Literature	14
12479960279	Conceit	A fanciful poetic image or metaphor that likens one thing to something else that is seemingly very different.	15
12479965716	Consonance	The repetition of similar consonant sounds, especially at the ends of words, as in lost and past or confess and dismiss	16
12479973175	Couplet	In a poem, a pair of lines that are the same length and usually rhyme and form a complete thought	17
12480059700	Dactyl	A metrical foot of three syllables, one long (or stressed) followed by two short (or unstressed), as in happily. The dactyl is the reverse of the anapest.	18
12480067464	Elegy	A poem that laments the death of a person, or one that is simply sad and thoughtful	19
12480127713	Enjambment	The continuation of a complete idea (a sentence or clause) from one line or couplet of a poem to the next line or couplet without a pause. *Ex: I think that I shall never see/A poem as lovely as a tree	20
12480147877	Envoy/Envoi	The shorter final stanza of a poem, as in a ballade	21
12480151300	Epic	A long, serious poem that tells the story of a heroic figure	22
12480154465	Epigram	A very short, witty poem	23
12480159694	Epithalamium	A poem in honor of a bride and bridegroom.	24