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7035958687consonanceRepetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.0
7035958688assonanceRepetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity1
7035958689alliterationRepetition of initial consonant sounds2
7035958690parallelismPhrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other3
7035958691antithesisa 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 other4
7035958692allusionA direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art.5
7035958693sestinapoem 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
7035958694Shakespearean sonnetconsists of 3 quatrains and a couplet; a 14-lined poem, usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter; abab cdcd efef gg7
7035958695Petrarchan 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 cdcdcd8
7035958696sonnet: 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
7035958697elegya poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.10
7035958698dramatic monologuea poem in which a speaker addresses a silent or absent listener as if engaged in private conversation11
7035958699euphemismAn indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant12
7035958700archaismThe use of deliberately old-fashioned language.13
7035958701epic simileAn elaborate comparison developed over several lines of verse14
7035958702anaphoraThe repetition of words at the beginning of successive lines or stanzas (in a poem)15
7035958703ellipsiswhen words are consciously omitted for poetic effect16
7035958704malapropisma word humorously misused17
7035958705narrative poema poem that tells a story18
7035958706lyric poemA typically short poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings or thoughts of a speaker19
7035958707balladA poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas20
7035958708quatrainA four-line stanza21
7035958709sestetA six-line stanza22
7035958710octaveAn eight-line stanza23
7035958711enjambmentA "run-on" line of poetry in which a logical part of sentence carries over from one line into the next.24
7035958712coupletA pair of rhyming lines25
7035958713pastoralA poem dealing with rural life26
7035958714odeA lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject.27
7035958715poetic shift (dramatic shift)when the tone or subject changes suddenly in a poem28
7035958716stream of consciousnessa style of writing that portrays the inner (often chaotic) workings of a character's mind.29

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