AP Lit Poetry Terms 1-10 Review

Which poetic device does this definition describe: "A person or thing that is the direct

opposite of something or someone else"

• Antithesis

• Apostrophe

• Assonance

• Anaphora

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Which of the following describes the effect that Alliteration has in a work of poetry?

• focuses readers' attention on a particular section of text. _____ sounds create rhythm and

  mood and can have particular connotations. For example, repetition of the "s" sound often suggests a

  snake-like quality, implying slyness and danger.

• used to strengthen an argument by using either exact opposites or simply contrasting ideas,

  but can also include both. They typically make a sentence more memorable for the reader or listener

  through balance and emphasis of the words.

• to personify or bring to life something not living, so the poet is able to address it directly. ...

  When poets direct speech to an abstract concept or a person who is not physically present

• a literary device that stimulates ideas, associations, and extra information in the reader's mind

  with only a word or two. ______ means 'reference'.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following describes the effect that Ballad Meter has in a work of poetry?

• to personify or bring to life something not living, so the poet is able to address it directly. When poets directly speak to an abstract concept or a person who is not physically present

• used to strengthen an argument by using either exact opposites or simply contrasting ideas,but can also include both. They typically make a sentence more memorable for the reader or listener

  through balance and emphasis of the words.

• suggests that something is missing, making the reader think more deeply about each individual action or thing

• creates a less formal and more conversational mood, making the reader feel more included in the poem.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.12

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following poetic devices does the following definition describe: unrhymed iambic pentameter, _________ is the meter of most of Shakespeare’s plays, the most commonly used form in English because it is the verse form that comes closest to natural patterns of speaking in English

• Cacophony

• Blank Verse

• Apostrophe

• Anaphora

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which poetic device is being used in this quote: “Whose herds with milk, whose fields with

bread”

• Apostrophe

• Allusion

• Assonance

• Anaphora

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which poetic device is featured in the following quote: " Irks care the crop-full bird? Frets doubt the maw-crammed beast?”

• Cacophony

• Apostrophe

• Blank Verse

• Antithesis

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following describes the effect that Asyndeton has in a work of poetry?

• to personify or bring to life something not living, so the poet is able to address it directly. ...When poets direct speech to an abstract concept or a person who is not physically present

• suggests that something is missing, making the reader think more deeply about each individual action or thing

• used to strengthen an argument by using either exact opposites or simply contrasting ideas, but can also include both. They typically make a sentence more memorable for the reader or listener

  through balance and emphasis of the words.

• a literary device that stimulates ideas, associations, and extra information in the reader's mind with only a word or two. ______ means 'reference'.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which poetic device is being featured in the following quote: "That church so lone, the logbuilt one,/That echoed to many a parting groan/And natural prayer/Of dying foemen mingled there"

• Apostrophe

• Anaphora

• Assonance

• Ballad Meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.12

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which poetic device does the following definition describe: a four-line stanza rhymed abcb with four feet in lines one and three and three feet in lines two and four

• Alliteration

• Ballad Meter

• Cacophony

• Apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which of the following describes the effect that Antithesis has in a work of poetry?

• focuses readers' attention on a particular section of text. _____ sounds create rhythm and mood and can have particular connotations. For example, repetition of the "s" sound often suggests a snake-like quality, implying slyness and danger.

• used to strengthen an argument by using either exact opposites or simply contrasting ideas, but can also include both. They typically make a sentence more memorable for the reader or listener

  through balance and emphasis of the words.

• to personify or bring to life something not living, so the poet is able to address it directly. ...When poets direct speech to an abstract concept or a person who is not physically present

• a literary device that stimulates ideas, associations, and extra information in the reader's mind with only a word or two. ______ means 'reference'.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9