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9826205862BalladA poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas, quatrains, short lines, ABCB0
9826211600Sonnet14 lines Petrarchan ABBA, Shakespearean ABAB. Ends in couplet1
9826234869OdeSong, irregular meter and rhyme, often addressed "To" someone or something2
9826251526Blank VerseName for unrhymed iambic pentameter. An iambic is a metrical foot in which an instressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable. In iambic pentameter there are five iambs per line making ten syllables. Think "unrhymed, but rhythmic."3
9826293844Free VerseType of verse that contains a variety of line lengths, is unrhymed, and lacks traditional meter.4
9826313446Iambic Meter (rhythm)to STRIVE, to SEEK, to FIND, and NOT to Yield.5
9826324462AlliterationThe repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words (as in "she sells sea shells"6
9826354268AssonanceThe repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds especially in words that are together7
9826375569Internal rhymeRhyming words not at the end of the lines, but inside lines8
9826383308Slant rhyme or half rhymenot really a rhyme but almost9
9870625921ApostropheA figure of speech that directly addresses an absent person or a personified abstraction; such as liberty or love. ex: Ode to a Grecian Urn.10
9870643656SimileComparison using a phrase introduced by like or as11
9870647655MetaphorComparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other. suggesting some similarity without "like or as"12
9870658167ConceitAn elaborate metaphor that compares 2 things that are startlingly different.13
9870672547HyperboleA figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement.14
9870695141Apologya defense, excuse, or justification in speech or writing , as for a cause or doctrine15
9870708956AdmonitionAdvice or warning against fault or oversight16
9870713027EulogySpeech or writing in honor of one deceased17
9870717943Expositiondescription and explanation of an idea18

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