AP Literature Terminology

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What is an Iamb?

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A metrical unit consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (e.g., 'be-FORE').

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What is an Elegy?

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A mournful poem, often lamenting the loss of someone or something.

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What is a Ballad?

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A fairly short narrative poem written in a song-like stanza form, often telling a story.

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What is Internal Rhyme?

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A word inside a line that rhymes with another word in the same line.

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What is a Caesura?

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A stop or pause in a line of poetry, shown by a mark of punctuation.

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What is a Trochee?

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A metrical unit consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable (e.g., 'TA-ble').

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What is a Tercet?

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A stanza of three lines, often with a specific rhyme scheme.

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What is a Pantoum?

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A form of poetry consisting of a series of quatrains with a specific rhyme scheme and repeated lines.

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What is a Madrigal?

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A type of secular vocal music composition, often for several voices.

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What is Metonymy?

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A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated.