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| 3808447202 | consonance | Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity. | 0 | |
| 3808449804 | assonance | Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity | 1 | |
| 3808449805 | alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 2 | |
| 3808458630 | parallelism | Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other | 3 | |
| 3808460044 | antithesis | a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other | 4 | |
| 3808508854 | allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. | 5 | |
| 3808511481 | sestina | poem composed of six six-line stanzas and a three-line conclusion called an envoi. Each line ends with one of six key words. The alternation of these six words in different positions - but always at the ends of lines - the poems six stanzas creates a rhythmic verbal pattern that unifies the poem. | 6 | |
| 3808524510 | Shakespearean sonnet | consists of 3 quatrains and a couplet; a 14-lined poem, usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter; abab cdcd efef gg | 7 | |
| 3808527022 | Petrarchan sonnet | (also called an Italian sonne) a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet often with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd | 8 | |
| 3808538942 | sonnet | : a lyric poem of fourteen lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to certain definite patterns. It usually expresses a single, complete idea or thought with a reversal, twist, or change of direction in the concluding lines. | 9 | |
| 3808540629 | elegy | a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead. | 10 | |
| 3808541589 | dramatic monologue | a poem in which a speaker addresses a silent or absent listener as if engaged in private conversation | 11 | |
| 3808592449 | euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 12 | |
| 3808593439 | archaism | The use of deliberately old-fashioned language. | 13 | |
| 3808600471 | epic simile | An elaborate comparison developed over several lines of verse | 14 | |
| 3808601538 | anaphora | The repetition of words at the beginning of successive lines or stanzas (in a poem) | 15 | |
| 3808604164 | ellipsis | when words are consciously omitted for poetic effect | 16 | |
| 3808608409 | malapropism | a word humorously misused | 17 | |
| 3808611476 | narrative poem | a poem that tells a story | 18 | |
| 3808612242 | lyric poem | A typically short poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings or thoughts of a speaker | 19 | |
| 3808613676 | ballad | A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas | 20 | |
| 3808625202 | quatrain | A four-line stanza | 21 | |
| 3808625203 | sestet | A six-line stanza | 22 | |
| 3808627480 | octave | An eight-line stanza | 23 | |
| 3808629252 | enjambment | A "run-on" line of poetry in which a logical part of sentence carries over from one line into the next. | 24 | |
| 3808634952 | couplet | A pair of rhyming lines | 25 | |
| 3808636840 | pastoral | A poem dealing with rural life | 26 | |
| 3808638339 | ode | A lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject. | 27 | |
| 3808641019 | poetic shift (dramatic shift) | when the tone or subject changes suddenly in a poem | 28 | |
| 3808651444 | stream of consciousness | a style of writing that portrays the inner (often chaotic) workings of a character's mind. | 29 |
