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AP Poetry Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the repetition of the same consonant sounds in a sequence of words, usually at the beginning of a word or stressed syllable. | Alliteration |
| a brief reference to a person, place, thing, event, or idea in history or literature. | Allusion |
| traditionally, a song passed down orally from generation to generation that tells a story and that eventually is written down. They can’t be traced (usually) to a particular author or group of authors | Ballad |
| unrhymed poetry written with an alternating pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. It resembles the natural rhythm of spoken English. | Blank Verse |
| a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead. | Dirge |
| a long, narrative poem that tells the adventures of a hero whose actions help decide the fate of a nation or of a group of people. The style is formal and grand. | Epic Poem |
| the use of words whose sound imitates the sound of the thing being named. Examples: hum, buzz, clang, boom, hiss, crackle, and pow. | Onomatopoeia |
| words, phrases, clauses, or larger structures are comparable in content and importance by placing them side by side and making them similar in form. A common unifying device in poetry, especially in ancient poetry growing out of the oral tradition | Parallelism |
| the patterned flow of sound in poetry and prose. In traditional English poetry, based on the combination of accent and numbers of syllables, known as meter. Whether words are made up of harsh sounds or soft sounds also affects this in a line of poetry | Rhythm |
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