the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

a contrast or opposition between two things.

the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in non-rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible.

a pause near the middle of a line.

Closed form poems are written in specific patterns, using meter, line length, and line groupings called stanzas.

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

the recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants, in close proximity (chiefly as used in prosody)

A couplet is two lines of poetry that usually rhyme. Here's a famous couplet: "Good night! Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow / That I shall say good night till it be morrow."

the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

End rhyme occurs when the last syllables or words in two or more lines rhyme with each other. It is also known as “tail rhyme,” and occurs at the ends of the lines.

the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.

An extended metaphor is a version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry. Extended metaphors build upon simple metaphors with figurative language and more varied, descriptive comparisons.

poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

a metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable.

Iambic pentameter is a line with five feet. Each foot has an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

a line of poetry with four beats of one unstressed syllable, followed by one stressed syllable, and it is called iambic tetrameter.

visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

words that rhyme within the same line or internal phrases,

the placement of two or more things side by side, often in order to bring out their differences.

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AP LIT Vocab 1

Term	Definition
Alliteration	the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Allusion	an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Antithesis	a contrast or opposition between two things.
Assonance	the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in non-rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible.
Caesura	a pause near the middle of a line.
Closed Form	Closed form poems are written in specific patterns, using meter, line length, and line groupings called stanzas.
Connotation	an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Consonance	the recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants, in close proximity (chiefly as used in prosody)
Couplet	A couplet is two lines of poetry that usually rhyme. Here's a famous couplet: "Good night! Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow / That I shall say good night till it be morrow."
Denotation	the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.
Dramatic Irony	the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
End Rhyme	End rhyme occurs when the last syllables or words in two or more lines rhyme with each other. It is also known as “tail rhyme,” and occurs at the ends of the lines.
Enjambment	the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
Extended Metaphor	An extended metaphor is a version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry. Extended metaphors build upon simple metaphors with figurative language and more varied, descriptive comparisons.
Free Verse	poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.
Hyperbole	exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Iamb	a metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable.
Iambic Pentameter	Iambic pentameter is a line with five feet. Each foot has an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
Iambic Terameter	a line of poetry with four beats of one unstressed syllable, followed by one stressed syllable, and it is called iambic tetrameter.
Imagery	visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
Internal Rhyme	words that rhyme within the same line or internal phrases,
Juxtaposition	the placement of two or more things side by side, often in order to bring out their differences.

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