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13885925602consonanceRepetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.0
13885925603assonanceRepetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity1
13885925604alliterationRepetition of initial consonant sounds2
13885925605parallelismPhrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other3
13885925606antithesisa 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
13885925607allusionA direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art.5
13885925608sestinapoem 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
13885925609Shakespearean sonnetconsists of 3 quatrains and a couplet; a 14-lined poem, usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter; abab cdcd efef gg7
13885925610Petrarchan 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
13885925611sonnet: 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
13885925612elegya poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.10
13885925613dramatic monologuea poem in which a speaker addresses a silent or absent listener as if engaged in private conversation11
13885925614euphemismAn indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant12
13885925615archaismThe use of deliberately old-fashioned language.13
13885925616epic simileAn elaborate comparison developed over several lines of verse14
13885925617anaphoraThe repetition of words at the beginning of successive lines or stanzas (in a poem)15
13885925618ellipsiswhen words are consciously omitted for poetic effect16
13885925619malapropisma word humorously misused17
13885925620narrative poema poem that tells a story18
13885925621lyric poemA typically short poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings or thoughts of a speaker19
13885925622balladA poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas20
13885925623quatrainA four-line stanza21
13885925624sestetA six-line stanza22
13885925625octaveAn eight-line stanza23
13885925626enjambmentA "run-on" line of poetry in which a logical part of sentence carries over from one line into the next.24
13885925627coupletA pair of rhyming lines25
13885925628pastoralA poem dealing with rural life26
13885925629odeA lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject.27
13885925630poetic shift (dramatic shift)when the tone or subject changes suddenly in a poem28
13885925631stream of consciousnessa style of writing that portrays the inner (often chaotic) workings of a character's mind.29

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