2.5.2 AP Lit Unit 2 Poetry Test Terms

units of poetry composed of lines that relate to a similar thought or topic; a grouping of lines, usually separated from other groupings by a blank line or indentation, forming a unit within a poem-- like paragraphs in prose, or verses in songs, each group conveys a specific idea or part of the narrative 

• meter

• stanza

• line break

• rhyme scheme

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

the rhythmic structure of a line, determined by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables 

• enjambment

• stanza

• line or line break

• meter

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

a group of words arranged into a row in a poem;

a deliberate endpoint in a poem

• rhyme

• line or line break

• enjambment

• refrain

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

a pause at the end of a poetic line marked by a period, comma, semicolon, or the logical end of a complete thought

• end-stop

• enjambment

• ballad

• free verse

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line to the next without any punctuation to indicate a pause or stop   

• line or line break

• end-stop

• enjambment

• free verse

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

the repetition of syllables with similar sounds, typically at the end of a line of poetry, that ties words together, suggesting a relationship between the meanings of the words and the sounds

• rhyme

• free verse

• form

• stanza

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem ; a poet's deliberate pattern of lines that rhyme with other lines in a poem or a stanza   

• enjambment

• stanza

• rhyme scheme

• sonnet

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

Poets, like authors of short stories and novels, use plot structure to create meaning, but they use ____________, or specific poetry patterns or genres to create theme or meaning

• forms

• sonnets

• ballads

• free verse

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.12

a narrative poem traditionally set to music, typically told in a  with a simple, rhythmic language; often recount dramatic events of great adventure, romance, and heroic journeys; many include a refrain 

• free verse

• Italian (Petrarchan) Sonnet

• Shakespearean (Elizabethan) Sonnet

• ballad

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.12

a four-line unit in poetry, either serving as a single stanza in a longer poem or as a complete poem in itself 

• refrains

• enjambment

• sestets

• quatrains

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4