2.2.1 AP Lit Poetry Terms (Structure)

units of poetry composed of lines that relate to a similar thought or topic

• meter

• stanza

• line break

• rhyme scheme

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CCSS.RL.11-12.5

rhythmic structure

• enjambment

• stanza

• line or line break

• meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

a deliberate endpoint in a poem

• rhyme

• line or line break

• enjambment

• refrain

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

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.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

the running over of a sentence or phrase from one poetic line to the next, without punctuation

• line or line break

• end-stop

• enjambment

• free verse

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

the repetition of syllables, typically at the end of a line, 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.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem

• enjambment

• stanza

• rhyme scheme

• sonnet

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

• forms

• sonnets

• ballads

• free verse

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

one of the oldest forms of English poetry that is traditionally set to music; tells stories of great adventure, romance, and heroic journeys

• free verse

• Italian (Petrarchan) Sonnet

• Shakespearean (Elizabethan) Sonnet

• ballad

four-line stanzas

• refrains

• enjambment

• sestets

• quatrains

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.5