AP Lit: Unit 5 Terms (Poetry II)

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What is a couplet?

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A couplet is a group of two lines in poetry that usually rhyme.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human things.

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What is an allusion?

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An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of literature.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is cacophony?

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Cacophony refers to a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

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What is euphony?

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Euphony is the quality of being pleasing to the ear, often achieved through harmonious sounds.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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What is consonance?

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Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity within a sentence or phrase.