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4337315475Caesurarhythmical pause in a poetic line or sentence (Feminine: less abrupt; Masculine: staccato)0
4337315476Scansionto divide the poetry or a poetic form into feet by pointing out different syllables based on their lengths1
4337317101Enjambmentmoving from one line to another without punctuation2
4337317102Quatraina verse with four lines having an independent or separate theme3
4337318716Couplettwo successive rhyming lines in a verse that has the same meter4
4337323192Refrainverse/phrase that repeats at regular intervals in different stanzas5
4337324724Personaa voice or an assumed role of a character that represents the thoughts of a writer or a specific person the writer wants to present as his mouthpiece6
4337324725Cacophonythe use of words with sharp, harsh, hissing and unmelodious sounds ( e.g., p, b, d, g, k, ch-, sh- etc.)7
4337326051Euphonyuse of words having pleasant and harmonious effects (the vowels, semi-vowels and the nasal consonants e.g. l, m, n, r, y)8
4337326052Assonancewhen two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds9
4337327423Consonancerepetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase10
4337327424Alliterationnumber of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series11
4337328931Onomatopoeiaword which imitates the natural sounds of a thing12
4337328932Internal Rhymemetrical lines in which its middle words and its end words rhymes with each other13
4337330356End Rhymeoccurs when last syllables or words in two or more lines rhyme with each other14
4337330357True RhymeA perfect rhyme is a case in which two words rhyme in such a way that their final stressed vowel and all following sounds are identical (e.g. sight and light, right and might, rose and dose etc.)15
4337332476Slant Rhymestressed syllables of ending consonants match, however the preceding vowel sounds do not match16
4337332477Sight Rhymefinal syllables have the same spellings but are pronounce differently (e.g. cough and bough, love and move)17
4337336354Sonnet14 fourteen lines and is written in iambic pentameter. Each line has 10 syllables. It has a specific rhyme scheme18
4337336355Elegyin the form of elegiac couplets, written in honor of someone deceased. It typically laments or mourns the death of the individual19
4337339992Epigramclever and witty statement expressed in just a few lines, pointing out foibles and truths of mankind20
4337339993Dramatic Monologuea character speaks to the silent listener21
4337341610IambCombination of unstressed and stressed syllable - (daDUM)22
4337341611TrocheeCombination of stressed and unstressed syllables - (DUMda)23
4337341612AnapestCombination of two unstressed and a stressed syllable - (dadaDUM)24
4337343343DactylCombination of stressed and two unstressed syllables - (DUMdada)25
4337343344SpondeeCombination of unstressed, stressed and unstressed syllable - (daDUMda)26
4337345191PyrrhicCombination of two unstressed syllables - (dada)27
4337346708AmphibrachCombination of unstressed, stressed and unstressed syllable - (daDUMda)28
4337347947Iambic Meterunstressed/stressed29
4337347948Metersequence of several feet30
4337355549Pentameterfive strong metrical feet or beats31
4337355550Free Versefree from limitations of regular meter or rhythm and does not rhyme with fixed forms32
4337357180Blank Verseun-rhyming verse written in iambic pentameter33
4337362538InversionNormal order of words is reversed in order to achieve a particular effect of emphasis or meter.34
4337363653Anaphoradeliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect35
4337363654Antithesistwo opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect36
4337365952Aphorismstatement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise and witty manner37
4337365953Chiasmustwo or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures in order to produce an artistic effect38
4386161505Footmeasuring unit in poetry, which is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables39

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