AP LIT poetry terms

hai this is from a packet I received

Alliteration

the repetition of identical or similar consonant sounds normally at the beginnings of words

Allusion

A reference in a work of literature to something outside of the work. biblical, historical, artistic, literary, pop-culture

antithesis

a rhetorical device that highlights contrasting ideas, emphasizing their differences and creating a balanced effect

apostrophe

a figure of speech in which a speaker addresses an absent person, an abstract idea, or a thing, often to express strong emotion.

assonance

the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words, creating internal rhyming and musicality.

blank verse

unrhymed iambic pentameter, shakesespeare

cacophony

harsh unpleasant combination of sounds or tones used to provide chaos or other effect

caesura

grand pause in the middle of a line or verse

conceit

an elaborate analogy, shows cleverness, is very over the top

consonance

repetition of similar consonant sounds

couplet

2 line stanza

didactic poem

poem to teach a lesson

dramatic poem

employs a dramatic technique to achieve poetic ends (dramatic monologue)

elegy

poem about death or a dark theme

end-stopped

a line with a pause at the end. comma, semicolon, exclamation point, question mark ECT.

enjambment

the continuation of the grammatical construction from one line of poetry to the next.

euphony

combinations of words pleasant to the ear, opposite of cacophony

eye rhyme

rhymes that appear correct from spelling but is a half-rhyme or a slant rhyme when said. used to break expectations

feminine rhyme

a rhyme of two syllables one stressed and one unstressed

free verse

a poem not written in traditional meter but is still rhythmical

heroic couplet

two end stopped iambic pentameter lines rhymed aa,bb,cc,dd

internal rhyme

rhyme that occurs within the line

lyric poem

short poem that has a single speaker, love themes, sonnets and odes!

masculine rhyme

a rhyme with one stressed syllable

metonymy

figure of speech using the substitution of the name for a word similar. crown/ king

narrative poem

poem that tells a story

refrain

words repeated

satire

writing used to arouse disapproval

synecdoche

a form of metaphor which in mentioning a part signifies a whole

tercet

stanza of three lines where each line ends with the same rhyme

terza rhyme

3 lined rhymed aba bcb cdc

villanelle

a 19 line poem divided into 5 tercets and a final quatrain