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7732174827blank versepoetry written in iambic pentameter that usually does not rhyme0
7732204853coupleta pair of rhyming lines in a poem1
7732221413end-stoppeda line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation2
7732268438euphonypleasing, harmonious sounds3
7732270616explicationthe interpretation or analysis of a text4
7732298554extended metaphora series of comparisons between two unlike objects5
7732302530heroic couplettwo rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter6
7732340447light versea variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse, but sometimes with satire implemented7
7732351650Old Englishthe Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England ~450-1150 CE8
7732362479pentametera verse with five poetic feet per line9
7732393997personathe role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader, viewer, etc.10
7732406389quatraina four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem11
7732420855rhymethe repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals12
7732427121rhyme schemethe pattern of rhymes within a given poem13
7732432378rhythmthe pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry14
7732441788scanthe act of determining the meter of a poetic line15
7732450465sonneta form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme16
7732467953stanzaa group of two or more lines poetry combined according to subject, rhyme, etc.17
7732483366versea synonym for poetry18
7732485954villanellea French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes19

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