AP Lit Poetry Terms Review

when the sound of words is harmonious to the ear

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

language that appeals to one or more of the five senses

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

when a word's sound suggests its meaning

a group of four related lines

a group of six related lines

understatement for effect

a poem that mourns the death of an individual

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

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

repetition of two or more consonant sounds within a line

rhyme that occurs within one line of poetry

a lyric poem that deals with a dignified theme

unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter

the circumstances of a poem's speaker

a lyric poem in which the speaker is addressing an audience

when the sound of words is disharmonious to the ear

a poem's pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

a figure of speech in which a part represent the whole

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

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

approximate rhyme

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

poetry with no distinct pattern of meter or rhyme

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

the analysis of a poem's meter

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

an extended metaphor

the turn of thought in a poem

contradictory terms placed side by side for effect

giving objects and/or animals human qualities

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

a poem that tells a story

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

two consecutive lines that rhyme

meaning one thing and saying the opposite

a group of eight related lines

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

a pause in the meter or rhythm of a line

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

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

exaggeration for effect

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

repetition of two or more vowel sounds within a line

when the audience or reader knows what the character does not

a pastoral lyric poem that idealizes rural life

a folksy narrative poem

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

using an object to suggest an idea