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7689665694Allusiona reference to another literary work, a historical event, the Bible, or current event.0
7689670324Assonancethe repetition of vowel sounds in a line or in lines of poetry.1
7689674051Blank VerseWritten in iambic pentameter, that mimics natural speech (non-rhyming)2
7689679822Caesuraa pause within a line of poetry, sometimes punctuated, and it often mirrors natural speech3
7689689577Carpe Diema Latin phrase that means "seize the day"4
7689693496Dictionword choice- diction must always be named AND described5
7689700592Ekphrastic Poetrya poem written about another work of art (in a different form, not literature)6
7689709559Elegya poem written to contemplate death and mortality, and it can be about someone who passed.7
7689722772End Stopped Linea line that ends with punctuation that causes the reader to pause8
7689727588Enjambmenta poetic technique in which one line ends without a pause and must continue on to the next line to complete meaning9
7689738322Free Verseno regular rhyme scheme or regular meter (can rhyme)10
7689741854Iambic Pentameterconsists of an unstressed syllable, followed by a stressed syllable, repeated 5 times (ten syllables)11
7689750387Meterthe organization of stressed and unstressed syllables measured feet.12
7689756191Odea form of poetry used to address a single object, person, or condition13
7689760156Refraina line, lines, or stanzas that repeats at intervals.14
7689764618Internal Rhymea rhyme that occurs within a line15
7689767198Slant Rhyme(aka near rhyme) a rhyme that pairs sounds that are similar but not exactly the same16
7689772374Eye Rhyme(aka sight rhyme) a rhyme that only works because the words look the same.17
7689778136Stylethe way a literary work is written, including diction, syntax, imagery, and other figuritive elements18
7689786368Stanzalines in a poem that the poet has chosen to group together19
7689789995Tonethe authors attitude toward his/her subject20
7689792612Villanellea form of poetry in which five trecets are followed by a quatrain.21
7689802064Alliterationthe repetition of consonant sounds in a line or lines.22
7689805282Syntax (poetry)includes the arrangement of words into lines where they break or not break, the use of caesura and enjambment, and line length23
7689813551Oxymorontwo words that directly contradict each other but make sense in context24

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