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6536739138alliterationRepetition of initial consonant sounds0
6536739139allusionA reference to another work of literature, person, or event1
6536739140antithesisA balancing of two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses.2
6536739141apostropheA figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.3
6536739142assonanceRepetition of vowel sounds4
6536739143ballad metera four-line stanza rhymed abcd with four feet in lines one and three and three feet in lines two and four.5
6536739144blank verseUnrhymed iambic pentameter6
6536739145cacaphonyHarsh, awkward, or dissonant sounds used deliberately in poetry or prose; the opposite o7
6536739147conceitA fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor8
6536739148consonanceRepetition of consonant sounds9
6536739149coupletA pair of lines that end in rhyme10
6536739152didactic poema poem which is intended primarily to teach a lesson11
6536739153dramatic poemA narrative poem in which one or more characters speak12
6536739154elegya sorrowful poem or speech13
6536739156enjambmentA run-on line of poetry in which logical and grammatical sense carries over from one line into the next.14
6536739157extended metaphorA metaphor that continues beyond it's initial use, can be developed at great length15
6536739158euphonypleasant, harmonious sound16
6536739159eye rhymerhyme that appears correct from spelling but does not rhyme because of pronunciation17
6536739162free versePoetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme18
6536739166ironyA contrast between expectation and reality19
6536739167internal rhymeA word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line20
6536739168lyric poemA short poem of songlike quality21
6536739171meterA regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry22
6536739172metonymyA figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it23
6536739174narrative poemA poem that tells a story24
6536739175octave8 line stanza25
6536739179parallelismA literary technique that relies on the use of the same syntactical structures26
6536739184quatrain4 line stanza27
6536739185refrainA line or set of lines repeated several times over the course of a poem.28
6536739190satireA literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.29
6536739192sestet6 line stanza30
6536739194sonnet14 line poem31
6536739195stanzaA group of lines in a poem32
6536739200synecdoche. a figure of speech that utilizes a part as representative of the whole. "All hands on deck" is an example.33
6536739202tercet3 line stanza34
6536739203terza rimaa verse form with a rhyme scheme: aba bcb cdc, etc.35
6536739206understatementa statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said36
6536739207villanelleA 19 line form using only two rhymes and repeating two of the lines according to a set pattern37

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