Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

AP Lit > Poetry > Flashcards

Poetry Flashcards

1
Q

Stanza

A

a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse

A

Stanza

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Refrain

A

a word, phrase, line, or group of lines that is repeated for effect

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

a word, phrase, line, or group of lines that is repeated for effect

A

Refrain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Speaker

A

the voice that expresses meaning (equivalent to narrator of a book)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

the voice that expresses meaning (equivalent to narrator of a book)

A

Speaker

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Tone

A

the poet’s attitude towards his subject

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

the poet’s attitude towards his subject

A

Tone

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Tonal Shift

A

the place where the poet’s tone shifts

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

the place where the poet’s tone shifts

A

Tonal Shift

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Image

A

a concrete representation of a sense, impression, feeling, or idea

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

a concrete representation of a sense, impression, feeling, or idea

A

Image

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Imagery

A

visually descriptive language; language that engages the senses

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

visually descriptive language; language that engages the senses

A

Imagery

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Diction

A

word choice

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

word choice

A

Diction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Ways to describe diction

A

formal, informal, neutral, specific, general, concrete, abstract

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

formal, informal, neutral, specific, general, concrete, abstract

A

Ways to describe diction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Denotation

A

dictionary definition

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

dictionary definition

A

Denotation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Connotation

A

emotional weight of the word, common association

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

emotional weight of the word, common association

A

Connotation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Symbol

A

a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract

A

Symbol

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Allegory

A

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one

A

Allegory

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Figurative Language

A

words convey ideas other than their literal meaning

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

words convey ideas other than their literal meaning

A

Figurative Language

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Hyperbole

A

extreme exaggeration

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

extreme exaggeration

A

Hyperbole

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

Metaphor

A

comparing two unlike things without like or as

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

comparing two unlike things without like or as

A

Metaphor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

Simile

A

directly comparing two unlike things using like or as

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

directly comparing two unlike things using like or as

A

Simile

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

Personification

A

giving human characteristics to objects, animals, etc

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

giving human characteristics to objects, animals, etc

A

Personification

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

a figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phase

A

Oxymoron

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

Oxymoron

A

a figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phase

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

a statement that appears self-contradictory, but reveals a truth

A

Paradox

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

Paradox

A

a statement that appears self-contradictory, but reveals a truth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

using parts to signify a whole

A

Synecdoche

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

Synecdoche

A

using parts to signify a whole

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

substituting an attribute of something for the thing itself

A

Metonymy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

Metonymy

A

substituting an attribute of something for the thing itself

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person

A

Apostrophe

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

Apostrophe

A

calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

a statement that says less than what is meant

A

Understatement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

Understatement

A

a statement that says less than what is meant

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together

A

Alliteration

50
Q

Alliteration

A

repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together

51
Q

repetition of similar vowel sounds

A

Assonance

52
Q

Assonance

A

repetition of similar vowel sounds

53
Q

repetition of final consonant sounds

A

Consonance

54
Q

Consonance

A

repetition of final consonant sounds

55
Q

the last words of the line rhyme

A

End Rhyme

56
Q

End Rhyme

A

the last words of the line rhyme

57
Q

when words rhyme within the same line

A

Internal Rhyme

58
Q

Internal Rhyme

A

when words rhyme within the same line

59
Q

words with any kind of sound similarity

A

Slant Rhyme

60
Q

Slant Rhyme

A

words with any kind of sound similarity

61
Q

when sounds involve only one syllable

A

Masculine Rhyme

62
Q

Masculine Rhyme

A

when sounds involve only one syllable

63
Q

when sounds involve more than one syllable

A

Feminine Rhyme

64
Q

Feminine Rhyme

A

when sounds involve more than one syllable

65
Q

pleasant sounds

A

Euphonious Sounds

66
Q

Euphonious Sounds

A

pleasant sounds

67
Q

harsh, displeasing sounds

A

Cacophonous Sounds

68
Q

Cacophonous Sounds

A

harsh, displeasing sounds

69
Q

stress a particular syllable

A

Accent

70
Q

Accent

A

stress a particular syllable

71
Q

a consonant that is produced by stopping the airflow followed by a sudden release of air

A

Plosive Sounds

72
Q

Plosive Sounds

A

a consonant that is produced by stopping the airflow followed by a sudden release of air

73
Q

“ssss” sounds

A

Sibilant Sounds

74
Q

Sibilant Sounds

A

“ssss” sounds

75
Q

the natural rise & fall of language

A

Rhythm

76
Q

Rhythm

A

the natural rise & fall of language

77
Q

the identifying characteristic of rhythmic language that we can tap our feet to

A

Meter

78
Q

Meter

A

the identifying characteristic of rhythmic language that we can tap our feet to

79
Q

poetry without a defined meter

A

Free Verse

80
Q

Free Verse

A

poetry without a defined meter

81
Q

the end of the line corresponds with a natural speech pause

A

End-Stopped Line

82
Q

End-Stopped Line

A

the end of the line corresponds with a natural speech pause

83
Q

the sense of the line hurries into the next line

A

Run-On Line

84
Q

Run-On Line

A

the sense of the line hurries into the next line

85
Q

the continuation of a sentence without a pause at the end of a line or stanza

A

Enjambment

86
Q

Enjambment

A

the continuation of a sentence without a pause at the end of a line or stanza

87
Q

a basic unit of meter

A

Foot

88
Q

Foot

A

a basic unit of meter

89
Q

unstressed, stressed

A

Iambic

90
Q

Iambic

A

unstressed, stressed

91
Q

stressed, unstressed

A

Trochaic

92
Q

Trochaic

A

stressed, unstressed

93
Q

stressed, unstressed, unstressed

A

Dactylic

94
Q

Dactylic

A

stressed, unstressed, unstressed

95
Q

stressed, stressed

A

Spondaic

96
Q

Spondaic

A

stressed, stressed

97
Q

one foot

A

Monometer

98
Q

Monometer

A

one foot

99
Q

two feet

A

Dimeter

100
Q

Dimeter

A

two feet

101
Q

three feet

A

Trimeter

102
Q

Trimeter

A

three feet

103
Q

four feet

A

Tetrameter

104
Q

Tetrameter

A

four feet

105
Q

five feet

A

Pentameter

106
Q

Pentameter

A

five feet

107
Q

six feet

A

Hexameter

108
Q

Hexameter

A

six feet

109
Q

seven feet

A

Heptameter

110
Q

Heptameter

A

seven feet

111
Q

eight feet

A

Octameter

112
Q

Octameter

A

eight feet

113
Q

identifying meter

A

Scansion

114
Q

Scansion

A

identifying meter

115
Q

unrhymed iambic pentameter

A

Blank Verse

116
Q

Blank Verse

A

unrhymed iambic pentameter

117
Q

3 quatrains and 1 couplet (English sonnet)

A

Shakespearean Sonnet

118
Q

Shakespearean Sonnet

A

3 quatrains and 1 couplet (English sonnet)

119
Q

an octave and a sestet (Italian sonnet)

A

Petrarchan Sonnet

120
Q

Petrarchan Sonnet

A

an octave and a sestet (Italian sonnet)

121
Q

unstressed, unstressed, stressed

A

Anapestic

122
Q

Anapestic

A

unstressed, unstressed, stressed

AP Lit (1 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions