AP Lit Poetry Terms--what do you know?

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The repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginnings of nearby words: "descending dewdrops," "luscious lemons."

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Alliteration

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Lines and words that are musically pleasant to the ear and smooth.

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Euphony

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Lines and words that are harsh sounding, discordant, and difficult to pronounce

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Cacophony

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The basic rhythmic structure of a line within a poem or poetic work

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meter

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a reference to a person, place, or event outside of the text meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea

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allusion

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A rhetorical device in which a speaker addresses a person or personified thing not present. Ex: "Twinkle, twinkle, little star,/How I wonder what you are."

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apostrophe

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A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation.

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ambiguity

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A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse, often (but not always) marked by punctuation. Ex: "What art can a woman be good at? Oh, vain!" --"Mother and Poet" by Elizabeth Barrett

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caesura

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A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. Shakespeare ends all his sonnets with one.

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couplet

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The suggested or implied meaning of a word; the emotional association attached to a word.

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connotation