AP literature poetry terms Flashcards

10943716308	conceit	A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects.	0
10943723546	controlling image	when an image dominates and shapes the entire work	1
10943728234	couplet	Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme	2
10943732140	enjambment	the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.	3
10943749584	hyperbole	exaggeration or deliberate overstatement	4
10943756331	metaphor	comparison not using like or as ; representing something	5
10943763368	simile	A comparison using "like" or "as"	6
10943773218	personification	the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea	7
10943779921	stanza	A group of lines in a poem	8
10943783658	symbolism	A device in literature where an object represents an idea	9
10943788936	alliteration	Repetition of initial consonant sounds	10
10943793109	anthropomorphism	human characteristics given to animals or inanimate objects	11
10943800454	accent	Emphasized or stressed	12
10943809091	assonance	Repetition of vowel sounds	13
10943811605	ballad	A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas ;' regular matter and rhyme	14
10943829752	cacophony	harsh sounds	15
10943838842	cadence	rhythm	16
10943840919	canto	division of a long poem	17
10943845858	consonance	Repetition of consonant sounds with words	18
10943854283	devices of sound	the techniques of deploying the sound of words, especially in poetry	19
10943857584	dirge	a funeral song	20
10943862115	dissonance	Unpleasant or inharmonious sound	21
10943871257	doggerel	crude, simplistic verse, often in sing-song rhyme	22
10943876015	elegy	a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.	23
10943878883	epic	A long narrative poem which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society	24
10943883227	euphony	pleasant, harmonious sound	25
10943888511	feminine rhyme	lines rhymed by their final two syllables	26
10992419388	figurative language	writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally	27
10992419389	foot	the basic unit of rhythmic measurement in a line of poetry	28
10992419390	free verse	poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter	29
10992419391	imagery	language that appeals to the senses	30
10992419392	lament	a poem of sadness or grief over the death of a loved one or over some other intense loss	31
10992419393	lyric	A type of poetry that explores the poet's personal interpretation of and feelings about the world.	32
10992419394	masculine rhyme	a normal rhyme	33
10992419395	metaphysical conceit	a type of conceit that occurs only in metaphysical poetry	34
10992419396	onomatopoeia	A word that imitates the sound it represents.	35
10992419397	pastoral	A poem set in tranquil nature or even more specifically, one about shepherds.	36
10992419398	plaint	a poem or speech expressing sorrow	37
10992419399	prelude	introduction poem to a longer work or verse	38
10992419400	refrain	A line or set of lines repeated several times over the course of a poem.	39
10992419401	requiem	A song of prayer for the dead.	40
10992419402	rhapsody	an intensely passionate verse or section of verse, usually of love or praise	41
10992419403	symbol	something that refers to itself while simultaneously representing something else	42
10992419404	theme	Central idea of a work	43
10992419405	tone	the manner in which an author expresses his or her attitude	44