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6424577329alliterationthe repitition of the initial consonant sounds in neighboring words0
6424578755assonancethe repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in neighboring words1
6424580926blank versepoetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter, which must not be confused with free verse2
6424585671cacophonyharsh, clashing, or dissonant sounds, often produced by combinations of words that require a clipped, explosive delivery, or words that contain a number of plosive consonants3
6424591619consonancethe repetition of identical or similar consonants in neighboring words whose vowel sounds are different4
6424594507couplettwo consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme and are written to the same meter, or pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables5
6424597642dramatic monologuea kind of poem in which a single fictional or historical character other than the poet speaks to a silent audience of one or more persons. such poems reveal not the poet's own thoughts, but the mind of the impersonated character.6
6424604745end-stopped linea line brought to a pause at which the end of a verse line coincides with the completion of a sentence, clause, or other independent unit of syntax. it is the opposite of enjambment.7
6424611480enjambmentthe running over of the sense and grammatical structure from one verse line or couplet to the next without a punctuated pause8
6424614423epica long narrative poem celebrating the great deeds of one or more legendary heroes in a grand style9
6424618553euphonya pleasing smoothness of sound, perceived by the ease with which the words can be spoken in combination10
6424621759footthe basic unit of rhythmic measurement in a line of poetry11
6424623816free versepoetry that is free of rhyme and meter and it resembles natural speech12
6424628499heroic couplettwo end-stopped iambic pentameter lines rhymed aa, bb, cc, with the thought usually completed in the two line unit13
6424632366iamba metrical foot consisting of two syllables, an unaccented syllable followed by an accented as in the word invade.14
6424636553lyrica usually short, personal poem expressing the poet's emotions and thoughts rather than telling a story15
6424639325meterthe pattern of measured sound-units recurring more or less regularly in lines of verse16
6424642859octavea group of eight verse lines forming the first part of a sonnet; or a stanza of eight lines17
6424645205odean elaborately formal lyric poem, often in the form of a lengthy address to a person or abstract entity, always serious and elevated in tone18
6424648521pastorala poem dealing with shepherds and rural life19
6424649954pentametera line of five feet. iambic _________, normally ten syllables, has had special status as the standard line in many poetry forms20
6424653327quatraina verse stanza of four lines, rhymed or unrhymed21
6424654839refraina line, group of lines, or part of a line repeated at regular or irregular intervals in a poem22
6424658265rhymea similarity of sound between two words23
6424658266end rhymerhyme which comes at the ends of lines of poetry24
6424661800internal rhymerhyme which comes within the line of poetry rather than at the usual end of the line25
6424663763feminine rhymetwo-syllable rhyme26
6424665176forced rhymemeaning in the poem suffers because of the stilted nature of the rhyme27
6424667154masculine rhymeone-syllable rhyme28
6424667155exact rhymeidentical rhyme between two words29
6424671416slant rhymeinexact rhyme between two words30
6424671417eye rhymerhyme based on spelling rather than sound31
6424673088rhythmthe patterned flow of sound in poetry and prose.32
6424677284scansionanalyzing the meter in lines of poetry by counting and marking the accented and unaccented syllables, and dividing the lines into metrical feet33
6424683305sonneta fourteen-line lyric poem in iambic pentameter34
6424684797english sonnetrhyme scheme of abab, cdcd, efef, gg. also called shakespearean sonnet.35
6424688324italian sonnetrhyme scheme of abba, abba, cde, cde. also called petrarchan sonnet.36
6424691620stanzaa section or division of a poem, resembling paragraphs in prose37
6424693534stressthe emphasis placed on a word or syllable38
6424693535trocheea metrical foot consisting of two syllables, an accented syllable followed by an unaccented syllable, as in the word FORtune. it's the opposite of an iamb.39

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