AP Notes 137-141

Question 1

Free Verse:

Answer 1

: poetry without regular patterns of rhyme and rhythm. Often used to capture the
sounds and rhythms of ordinary speech.

Question 2

Heroic Couplet or Closed Couplet:

Answer 2

a couplet consisting of two successive rhyming lines that contain
a complete thought.

Question 3

Historical Fiction:

Answer 3

fiction that explores a past time period and may contain references to actual
people and events of the past.

Question 4

Idiom:

Answer 4

a phrase or expression that means something different from what the words actually say
(for example, using the phrase “over his head” instead of “He doesn’t understand”).

Question 5

Imagery:

Answer 5

: the use of words and phrases that appeal to the five senses. Writers use sensory details
to help readers imagine how things look, feel, smell, sound, and taste.