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AP Lit Poetry Terms--what do you know?

Authored by Laurie Coville

English

12th Grade

CCSS covered

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AP Lit Poetry Terms--what do you know?
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Alliteration

Assonance

Consonance

Euphony

Cacophony

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Alliteration

Assonance

Consonance

Euphony

Cacophony

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Alliteration

Assonance

Consonance

Euphony

Cacophony

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

stress

meter

foot

caesura

enjambment

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

alliteration

abstract

allusion

anachronism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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."

ambiguity

antagonist

apostrophe

archetype

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

ambiguity

antagonist

apostrophe

archetype

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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