AP lit Poetry guide

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  1. 4. The pairing of contradictory terms
  2. 8. Read, annotate, and identify central tension
  3. 11. Giving human qualities to something nonhuman
  4. 14. Direct address to someone absent, an abstraction, or something nonhuman
  5. 17. An object, image, or action that suggests a larger meaning
  6. 18. Repeated hissing or s-like sounds
  7. 21. 14 lines; commonly ABAB CDCD EFEF GG; often develops an argument before a concluding couplet
  8. 22. A line concludes with punctuation or a natural grammatical pause.
  9. 24. Recurring words, phrases, sounds, or structures that emphasize ideas or develop patterns.
  10. 27. A poem that addresses or meditates upon a subject, often expressing praise or reflection
  11. 29. Repetition of consonant sounds
  12. 31. The pattern of end rhymes in a poem.
  13. 33. Write essay
  14. 34. The repetition of similar grammatical structures.
  15. 35. Language that conveys a meaning different from or opposite to its literal meaning
  16. 36. A contrast between what is expected and what occurs
  17. 37. A direct comparison that connects unlike things
  18. 38. Poetry without a fixed, regular metrical or rhyme scheme
  19. 39. A poem of mourning, loss, or remembrance
  20. 40. A grouping of lines that may organize stages of thought, emotion, or argument.
  21. 41. Narrative poem, often using regular stanzas, rhythm, and repetition
  22. 43. Language that supports more than one reasonable interpretation
  23. 44. A recurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
  24. 45. Develop thesis and plan line of reasoning
  25. 46. Repetition of initial consonant sounds
  26. 47. A seemingly contradictory statement that reveals insight
  27. 48. A relatively smooth, harmonious combination of sounds
Down
  1. 1. The placement of contrasting images, ideas, or descriptions near each other to highlight their differences.
  2. 2. Unrhymed iambic pentameter
  3. 3. A comparison using like or as
  4. 5. Traditional Japanese poetic form typically associated with seasonal or natural imagery; English versions often use a 5–7–5 syllable pattern
  5. 6. The arrangement of words and phrases within sentences
  6. 7. Repetition of vowel sounds
  7. 9. A turn or shift in thought, perspective, argument, or tone, especially in a sonnet.
  8. 10. Review for clarity and accuracy
  9. 12. A reference to another text, person, event, or belief
  10. 13. A relatively harsh or jarring combination of sounds
  11. 15. A pause within a poetic line, often created by punctuation.
  12. 16. Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis
  13. 19. A recurring image, phrase, or idea
  14. 20. An elaborate or extended comparison
  15. 23. A poem in which a particular speaker addresses a listener, indirectly revealing character
  16. 25. A comparison developed across multiple lines or sections
  17. 26. Contrasting ideas expressed through balanced structures
  18. 28. A sentence or idea continues beyond the end of a poetic line without a grammatical pause.
  19. 30. 19-line form with repeated lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme
  20. 32. Descriptive language appealing to the senses
  21. 42. Words that imitate sounds