AP Lit Poetry Terms

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

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Euphony

• Cacophony

The repetition of the same vowel sounds in nearby words: "asleep under a tree," "time and tide," "each evening."

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Euphony

• Cacophony

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

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Euphony

• Cacophony

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

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Euphony

• Cacophony

Type of verse that contains a variety of line lengths, is unrhymed, and lacks a traditional meter.

• free verse

• haiku

• sonnet

• petrarchan sonnet

a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner

• ballad

• sestina

• ode

• sonnet

14 line long lyric poems with regular meter (usually iambic pentameter) ABAB CDCD EFEFGG

• sonnet

• villanelle

• ballad

• free verse

Unrhymed verse in iambic pentameter is referred to as

• Blank Verse

• A Ballad

• A Sonnet

• An Elegy

poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.

• sonnet

• fixed verse

• free verse

• villenelle

A lyric poem of some length, usually of serious or meditative nature.

• Legend

• Myth

• Ode

• Sonnet