Definition
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Term
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An 8-line stanza
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Octave
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A short witty statement or poem
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Epigram
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Traditional short narrative verse form, originally sung, which tells a story
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Ballad
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A 6-line stanza
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Sestet
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The sense of movement given by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
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Rhythm
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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
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Alliteration
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The particular pattern in a type of poetry
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Form
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Poetry that has no regular meter or line length
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Free Verse
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The repeating of a particular element in a work for deliberate effect
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Repitition
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Refers to the number of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
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Meter
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Typical Shakespearean rhythmic meter
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Iambic Pentameter
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Type of literature that deals with rural or country life
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Pastoral
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A poetic "paragraph", named after the number of lines it contains
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Stanza
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The repetition of similar or duplicate sounds at regular intervals, usually at the end of a line of poetry
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Rhyme
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Usually an inscription on a tombstone, but also a name for any poem written about someone who had died
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Epitaph
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2 rhyming lines of verse (AA) with the same number of beats (meter)
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Couplet
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Words which sound like their meanings
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Onomatopoeia
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A direct comparison using "like" or "as"
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Simile
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The juxtaposition of harsh or jarring sounds in a written work - see Cacophony
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Dissonance
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Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
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Blank Verse
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Form of poetry addressed to a person absent or deceased, or to some inanimate object or entity
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Apostrophe
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Discordant or harsh sounds which are introduced for poetic effect
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Cacophony
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A short poem that expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker; originally, a poem sung to accompany a lyre, or early harp
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Lyric
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A long, serious and dignified lyric poem, often written "to" someone or something
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Ode
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A formal lament over the death of a particular person
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Elegy
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An extended narrative poem, often exalted or heroic in theme
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Epic
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A quatrain consisting of alternation 4- and then 3-stress lines
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Ballad Stanza
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When inanimate objects are given human-like qualities or characteristics
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Personification
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A direct comparison of one thing with another
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Metaphor
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A 4-line stanza
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Quatrain
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A line or lines repeated throughout a poem, usually at the end of each stanza
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Refrain
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A poem of 14 lines
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Sonnet
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A rhyme scheme that takes place in the middle of words or phrases, instead of at the end
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Internal Rhyme
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The repetition of vowel sounds within words
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Assonance
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The particular arrangement of rhymes in a poem, stated as an alphabetical sequence where the letters correspond to a particular rhyme
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Rhyme Scheme
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Close repetition of consonant sounds before and after different vowels
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Consonance
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