AP Poetry Terms Diagnostic

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

The meter of most of Shakespeare’s plays, as well as that of Milton’s ParadiseLost

the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds

a two-line stanza, usually with end-rhymes the same

balancing of one term against another for emphasis or stylisticeffectiveness

a harsh, unpleasant combination of sounds or tones

a formal poem setting forth the poet’s meditations upondeath or another solemn theme

which of the following does not belong in this grouping?

a similar grammatical structure within a line or lines of poetry

The sonnet form that follows abab, cdcd, efef, gg is called: 

end-stopped lines can end with:

the recurrence of stressed and unstressed syllables

a play on words that are identical or similar in sound but have sharplydiverse meanings

allusion, diction, figurative language, imagery, irony, symbol, syntax,and style contribute to:

a line with a pause at the end

a style in which combinations of words pleasant to the ear predominate

Which of the following is NOT an example of apostrophe?

2 end-stopped iambic pentameter lines (aa, bb, cc) with thethought completed in the 2-line unit

Which of the following is NOT true of an understatement?

All of the following is true of caesura, EXCEPT

situation that appears to be contradictory but oninspection turns out to be true or make sense

a group of syllables in verse (usually one accentedsyllable & one or two unaccented syllables)

a rhyme of two syllables, one stressed and one unstressed:

a system to describe the meter of a poem by identifying the numberand the type of feet per line

an implied analogy, or comparison, which is carried throughout a stanzaor an entire poem.

any short poem that presents a single speaker who expresses thoughts andfeelings.

rhyme that appears correct from spelling, but is half-rhyme or slantrhyme from pronunciation

informal, colloquial, formal, slang, and vernacular are all words to describe: 

“Gnus never know pneumonia” is an example of:

poetry which is not written in a traditional meter but is stillrhythmical is called

rhyme that occurs within a line, rather than at the end

a four-line stanza rhymed abcd with four feet in lines 1 & 3 and three feet in lines 2 & 4

Which of the following is a grouping of devices of sound? 

a nineteen-line poem divided into five tercets and a final quatrain

when discussing imagery, what should you pay attention to within the passage?

Among the devices by which irony is achieved are:

a deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration

a poem which is intended primarily to teach a lesson

a line of poetry with four feet per line 

which of the following is NOT an example of metonymy?

Consonance is found in ALL the following pairs of words EXCEPT:  

a reference to something a well-known historical or literary event, person, or work

Feminine rhyme is sometimes called:

the continuation of the sense and grammatical construction from one lineof poetry to the next