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9937510794Narrative poemA poem that tells a story.0
9941733097Lyric poemPoetry that expresses a speaker's personal thoughts or feelings1
9941737998Free versePoetry that has no fixed pattern of meter, rhyme, line length, or stanza arrangement2
9941744100OdeA long, serious lyric poem that is elevated in tone and style3
9941747565AubadeA morning love poem4
9941751154SestinaFixed verse form consisting of 6 lines in 6 stanza5
9941754718BalladA narrative poem set to music/usually uses some form of rhyme scheme6
9941759883ImageryDescriptive language that appeals to the five senses Visual, auditory, Olfactory, Gustatory, Tactile7
9941772012DenotationThe literal, dictionary meaning of a word8
9941796022ConnotationThe suggested or implied meanings associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition9
9941807110AnthropomorphismContributing human characteristics to somethings that is not human10
9941810892ConceitAn extended metaphor that uses complex logic to give a deeper understanding or something11
9941815357ApostropheA literary device in which a speaker addresses an inanimate object, an idea, or an absent person12
9941835426AlliterationThe repetition of consonant sounds, generally at the beginning of words13
9941838586ConsonanceThe repetition of consonant sounds within or at end of words that do not rhyme or are preceded by different vowel sounds14
9941844807Asonancethe repetition of same or similar vowel sounds in words that are close together15
9941853226OnomatopoeiaThe use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sounds of what it describes16
9941861183Cacophonythe use of consonants in combinations which require explosive delivery17
9941865293EuphonyThe use of words having pleasant and harmonious effects18
9941868486End rhymeThe rhyming of words at the end of a line19
9941880884Internal rhymerhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry20
9941884542Slant rhymeTwo words that sound similar, but do not have a perfect rhyme21
9941890235Rhyme schemeThe pattern that end rhymes form in a stanza or poem22
9941895975Speakerthe voice that communicates with the reader of a poem23
9941901009Coupletconsist of two lines24
9941904501tercets3 lines25
9941904502quatrian4 line26
9941907626sestet6 lines27
9941907627octave8 lines28
9941909985Caesurapause or break within a line of verse29
9941912749voltadramatic change in thought or emotion30
9941916166sonnets14 line poem (10 syllables, 5 stressed, 5 unstressed)31

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