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2864564050EnjambmentThe writer does not end the line with a period or comma.0
2864566892Masculine RhymeOne syllable rhyme1
2864570899ConsonanceThe repetition of consonant sounds (usual @ the end of words in a line of poetry2
2864574628LyreHarp like instrument3
2864577026SpectialGhostly4
2864579871Steady MeterMust have meter5
2864581559UUnstressed syllable6
2864584081-Stressed syllable7
2864585034TrocheeStressed, unstressed (Trochaic)8
2864586987Mono-meterOccurs 1x9
2864588851Di-meterOccurs 2x10
2864589904TrimeterOccurs 3x11
2864591968TetrameterOccurs 4x12
2864594410PentameterOccurs 5x13
2864595818IambUnstressed , Stressed (Iamic)14
2864599658IntoneTo call15
2864616556IronyThink of opposite16
2864618760VerbalHighlight the opposite of what you say17
2864623799DramaticOccurs when a character says something when we know to be the opposite18
2864628078SituationalAn irony under situations. Something positive comes out of the situation19
2864630985CosmicNothing positive comes out of it. The universe deciding to crap on you.20
2864636927ThemeWhat a writer believes it means to be human. Look for specificity.21
2864649878AlliterationUse of consonants repetitively22
2864652956WhangNoisy23
2864654869ToneWriters attitude towards the subject Diction Imagery Details24
2864655898NostalgiaGood feeling about your past25
2864659106IrreverentDisrespectful to something sacred26
2864660511SardonicGrimly mocking or cynical27
2864664171OmnipotentAll powerful28
2864666533DubiousDoubtful29
2864667526PalpableTo be touched30
2864670289AnachronismSomething in the wrong time period31
2864673249AllusionReference to outside source32
2864677119Sensory ImageryVisual (sight) Auditory (hear) Olfactory (smell) Gustatory (taste) Tactile(touch) Kin-esthetic(body movement)33
2864693471ApostropheSpeaking to an in animate object34
2864695550EphemeralPasses quickly and its gone35
2864763212Internal RhymeWhen the words in the same line of poetry rhyme36
2864923655Feminine RhymeMulti syllable word that rhymes37
2864925844AssonanceSame vowel sounds38
2864927508"Carpe Diem"Seize the day and grab what you can, w hen you can, especially when young. Can be considered a genre of literature39
2864936097OdeA poem on an important subject40
2864938200BalladA strong poem41
2864939533Sonnet14 lines max42
2864942194ItalianPetrarch-an43
2864943973EnglishShakespeare44
2864946994AdmonitionA severe warning45
2864948018LyricA poem expressing one's personal feelings46
2864949890MaudlinOverly weeping; depressingly sad47
2864952481VehementPassionate; strongly opinionated48
2864956527AnaphoraThe repetition of the first words of a line49
2864961626AsyndetonNo use of conjunctions50
2864964238MelliflousSoft51
2864965440InexorableUnavoidable52
2864968133AmbivalentConflicting emotions about subject53
2864971083DirgeSong of lament54
2864972062PastoralPoem that has to do with country side55
2864977316ElegyPoem of death56
2864980972Petrarch-an Sonnet14 lines rhyme abba abba broken up in 8 & 6 cde cde57
2864989638OdePoem on a significant matter58
2864991510Shakespearean Sonnet14 lines rhyme abab cdcd broken up in 3 quatrants + efef gg59
2864996526EminenceGreatness60
28649973938 linesOctave61
28649988326 linesSestet62
2865000341BemusementPuzzled; confused or bewildered63
2865006213DidactTeaching lessons of moral nature64
2865009317AphorismA pithy observation that contains a general truth. Ex. " If it ain't broke, don't fix it."65
2865015460HomilyReligious sermon/lecture Ex. " A guest preacher delivered today's homily."66
2865020404EuphemismThe substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh or blunt. Ex. "To pass away" instead of "to die"67
2865030484CircumspectWrong & unwilling to take risks68
2865031833EnigmaticDifficult to interpret or understand; mysterious69
2865035565Listlesslacking the energy or enthusiasm70
2865037736IndifferentUnconcerned; mediocre71

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