Duplicate of AP Lit Poetry Terms Review

repetition of two or more sounds at the beginning of words within a line of poetry

when the sound of words is harmonious to the ear

the turn of thought in a poem

approximate rhyme

a lengthy, dignified narrative poem that is typically about a hero who represents a nation or race

a 14-line poem consisting of three quatrains and a couplet

a line of poetry that rolls into the next line without punctuation that would indicate a pause

the analysis of a poem's meter

comparing two or more unlike things without the use of "like" or "as"

a poem that tells a story

repetition of two or more consonant sounds within a line

a group of six related lines

substituting a word related to an object or person to be named in place of the name itself

rhyme that occurs within one line of poetry

giving objects and/or animals human qualities

an extended metaphor

when a word's sound suggests its meaning

a poem that focuses on thoughts and feelings without really telling a story

a lyric poem that deals with a dignified theme

the circumstances of a poem's speaker

unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter

a lyric poem in which the speaker is addressing an audience

two consecutive lines that rhyme

when something occurs that is the opposite of one's expectations

poetry with no distinct pattern of meter or rhyme

a statement that appears self-contradictory, but underlines a basic truth

a pause in the meter or rhythm of a line

contradictory terms placed side by side for effect

a reference to an outside fact, event, or other source

a figure of speech in which a part represent the whole

when the audience or reader knows what the character does not

comparing two or more unlike things by using "like" or "as"

a poem's pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

repetition of two or more vowel sounds within a line

a group of four related lines

using an object to suggest an idea

a poem that mourns the death of an individual

a 14-line poem consisting of an octave and a sestet

understatement for effect

a folksy narrative poem

a metrical foot that consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

addressing a person or thing that is not intended to literally respond

exaggeration for effect

language that appeals to one or more of the five senses

the writer's attitude toward the audience and/or subject

meaning one thing and saying the opposite

a metrical foot that consists of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable

a group of eight related lines

a pastoral lyric poem that idealizes rural life

when the sound of words is disharmonious to the ear