APE Exam Prep - Prose and Poetry Terms

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the initial sound of words in a line or lines of verse.

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What is an allusion?

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A reference to a mythical or literary figure or historical event.

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What is a Petrarchan sonnet?

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A poem consisting of an octave with the rhyme scheme abbaabba and a sestet with one of several rhyme schemes, such as cdecde or cdcdcd.

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What is a conceit?

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An elaborate or farfetched metaphor or simile.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable, often using the verb 'is'.

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What is assonance?

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The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.

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What is consonance?

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The repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words in a phrase or sentence.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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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.