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| 9533828701 | Anaphora | a rhetorical device that consists of repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring clauses, or sentences thereby lending them emphasis | 0 | |
| 9533848758 | Aphorism | a statement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise and witty manner. The term is often applied to philosophical, moral and literary principles | 1 | |
| 9533848759 | Apostrophe | a term used when a speaker directly addresses someone or something that isn't present in the poem | 2 | |
| 9533848760 | Epistrophe | the repetition of phrases or words at the end of the clauses or sentences for emphasis | 3 | |
| 9533853673 | Metonymy | A figure of speech in which an object is not called by its own name, but a word closely associated with it | 4 | |
| 9533853674 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa | 5 | |
| 9533857106 | Masculine Rhyme | a rhyme on a single stressed syllable at the end of a line of poetry | 6 | |
| 9533857107 | Feminine Rhyme | a poem that matches two or more syllables, usually at the end of respective lines | 7 | |
| 9533858996 | Enjambment | the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza | 8 | |
| 9533858997 | Litotes | an understatement by using double negatives or, in other words, positive statement is expressed by negating its opposite expressions | 9 | |
| 9533858998 | Euphemism | a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. "Correctional facility" instead of "prison" | 10 | |
| 9533861899 | Non Sequitur | statements, sayings, and conclusions that do not follow the fundamental principles of logic and reason. Example: Maria drives a car. She must be a wealthy person | 11 | |
| 9533861900 | Spenserian Sonnet | Split into two parts, an octave and a sestet The octave is composed of two envelope quatrains (rhyming "abba abba") The sestet rhyme pattern varies, though it is most often either "cde cde" or "cdc dcd" Volta occurs between the octave and sestet | 12 | |
| 9533866349 | Shakespearean/English Sonnet | 3 quatrains and a rhyming couplet Rhyme Scheme "abab cdcd efef gg" Volta occurs before the rhyming couplet | 13 | |
| 9533869762 | Petrarchan/Italian Sonnet | Split into two parts, an octave and a sestet The octave is composed of two envelope quatrains (rhyming "abba abba") The sestet rhyme pattern varies, though it is most often either "cde cde" or "cdc dcd" | 14 | |
| 9533872437 | Caesura | a pause within a line of poetry, sometimes punctuated, sometimes not, often mirroring natural speech | 15 | |
| 9533872438 | Foil | a character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character | 16 | |
| 9533872439 | Hubris | extreme pride and arrogance shown by a character that ultimately brings about his downfall | 17 | |
| 9533872440 | Soliloquy | A line in which a character talks to him-/herself and reveals his or her private thoughts. Convention dictates that other characters on stage cannot hear the soliloquy, but usually the character is alone on stage | 18 | |
| 9533872464 | Aside | A line spoken to one or more characters which cannot be heard by the remaining characters. An aside can also be addressed to the audience | 19 | |
| 9533875189 | Bathos | an effect of anticlimax created by an unintentional lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial or ridiculous | 20 | |
| 9533875190 | Anthropomorphism | the attribution of animal traits to a human, god, or object | 21 | |
| 9533878849 | Alliteration | the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words | 22 | |
| 9533878850 | Assonance | When two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds | 23 | |
| 9533878851 | Consonance | The recurrence of consonant sounds, in close proximity | 24 | |
| 9533880976 | Cacophone | harsh, jarring sounds | 25 | |
| 9533880977 | Elegy | a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead | 26 | |
| 9533880978 | Epic | long narrative poem recounting heroic deeds | 27 | |
| 9533880979 | Villanelle | a nineteen-line poetic form consisting of five tercets followed by a quatrain | 28 | |
| 9533883418 | Pastoral | of or relating to the countryside | 29 |
