AP lang 3 Flashcards
poetic device
a device used in poetry to manipulate the sound of word, sentences or lines
alliteration def
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words.
alliteration ex
“Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore”
alliteration impact
creates rhythm and focus
assonance def
repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds
assonance ex
from the molten-golden notes
assonance impact
proive musical quality
consonance def
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the end of words or within words.
consonace ex
“Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door”
consonance impact
adds texture and resonance
Onomatopoeia def
The use of a word which imitates or suggests the sound that the thing makes.
onomatopoeia ex
Snap, rustle, boom, murmur
onomatopoeia impact
engages images vividly
Internal rhyme def
When a line of poetry contains a rhyme within a single line.
Internal rhyme ex
“To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells!”
internal ryhme impact
creates a tight, cohesive sound
slant rhyme def
When a poet creates a rhyme, but the two words do not rhyme exactly – they are merely similar.
slant rhyme ex
“I sat upon a stone, / And found my life has gone.”
slant rhyme impact
adds complexity to rhyme
end rhyme def
rhymes at the end of lines
end rhyme ex
cat, hat
end rhyme impact
creates a predictable rythym
rhyme scheme
def
The pattern of a poem’s end rhymes. For example, the following lines have a
rhyme scheme of a b a b c d c d:
rhyme scheme ex
summer day
temperate
buds of may
date
heaven shines
dimmed
declines
course untrimmed
Stressed and unstressed syllables def
In every word of more than one syllable, one of the syllables is stressed, or said with more force than the other syllable(s)
S&U sylables ex
In the name “Nathan,” the first syllable is stressed. In the word “unhappiness,” the second of the four syllables is stressed.
S&U syllables impact
emphasizes
meter
regular pattern to the syllables in lines of poetry
meter ex
iambic pentameter
free verse def
poetry that doesnt have much meter or rhyme
meter impact
creates a musical quality
free verse ex
walt whitmans leaves in grass
free verse impact
encourages creativity and freedom
iambic pentameter def
oetry that is written in lines of 10 syllables, alternating stressed and unstressed syllables
IP ex
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”
IP impact
classic rhythm
sonnet def
A 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter. Usually divided into three quatrains and a couplet.
sonnet ex
Shakespearean sonnet
sonnet impact
conveys deep emotions concisely
polysyndeton def
use of multiple conjuctions
polysyneton ex
and the rain and the wind and the darkness
polysyndeton impact
creates a sense of abudance or urgency
pun def
when a word that has two or more meaning is used in a humorous way
pun ex
My dog has a fur coat and pants!” “I was stirred by his cooking lesson.”
pun impact
adds wi and cleverness
