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3497388770Alliterationrepeated constant sounds at the beginning of words placed near each other, usually on same or adjacent lines,0
3497402867AssonanceRepeated vowel sounds in words placed near each other, usually on the same line (accented or stressed)1
3497420095ConsonanceRepeated constant sounds at the ending of words placed near each other.2
3497433334Cacophonydiscordant series of harsh, unpleasant sounds helps to convey disorder.3
3497446977Euphonyseries of musically pleasant sounds conveying a sense of harmony and beauty to the language4
3497457253Onomatopoeiawords that sound like their meanings, tick sounds and other sounds.5
3497460402Repetitionthe purposeful re use of words and phrases for an effect.6
3497475990RhymeThis is the one device most commonly associated with poetry by the general public, different beginning sounds but end sounds alike.7
3497486698Double Rhymesinclude the double 2 syllables " revival, arrival, survival"8
3497491286Triple rhymesinclude the final 3 syllables "greenery, machinery, scenery"9
3518514445IronyA contradictory statement or situation to reveal a reality different from what appears to be true.10
3518522651MetaphorA direct comparison between to alike things, stating that one is the other or does the action of the other.11
3518529400OxymoronA combination of 2 words that appear to contradict each other.12
3518535679SymbolAn ordinary object, event, animal, or person to which we have attached extraordinary meaning and significance.13
3518546623RefranePhrase line, group of lines repeated throughout the poem.14
3518564490Stanza formsNames given to describe the number of lines on a stanzaic unit15
3518566819Blank VerseUnrhymed iambic pentameter16
3518570744Free verseLines with no prescribed pattern or structure17
3518574502Stant RhymeWords with similar appearance but don't rhyme18
3518580230BalladA narrative poem written as a series of quatrains in which lines of iambic tetrameter alternate with iambic trimeter with a taxa, xbxb rhyme19
3518595498LyricDerived from the greek word lyre, originally designed to be sung, it is emotional element predominates.20
3518606755OdeAny of the several stanzaic forms more complex than the lyric with intricate rhyme schemes and irregular number of lines, generally of considerable length.21
3518626175Sonnet14 line poem in iambic pentameter with a prescribed rhyme scheme, traditionally love.22
3518554498Stanza forms23
3552261558scansionconscious measure of the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.24
3552284252impliedcomparison isn't explicitly stated25
3552288413metonymyfigure of speech in which a person, place, or thing is referred to by something closely associated with it.26
3552311270balladcan be a wide range of subjects but frequently deals with folklore or popular legends27
3552325920odeintense expression of an elevated thought praising a person or object.28
3552338189shakespearean sonnetstyle of sonnet used by shakespeare with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd29
3552345730italian sonnetform of sonnet made popular by petrarch with a rhyme scheme of abbaabba30
3552360459Spenserian sonneta variant of shakespeare form in which the quatrains are linked with a chain or interlocked rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee31
3552377880sonnet sequenceseries of sonnets in which there is a discernible unifying theme, while each retrains its own structural independence32
3552396688trioletpoem or stanza of eight lines in which the first is repeated as the forth and seventh lines, and the second line as the eighth33

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