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| 13862935543 | ode | A lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject. | 0 | |
| 13862935544 | English sonnet | a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg | 1 | |
| 13862935545 | villanelle | A 19 line form using only two rhymes and repeating two of the lines according to a set pattern | 2 | |
| 13862935546 | lyric | A type of poetry that explores the poet's personal interpretation of and feelings about the world. | 3 | |
| 13862935547 | elegy | a sad or mournful poem | 4 | |
| 13862935548 | meter | A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry | 5 | |
| 13862935549 | end rhyme | A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line | 6 | |
| 13862935550 | internal rhyme | A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line | 7 | |
| 13862935551 | near rhyme | sounds are almost but not exactly alike | 8 | |
| 13862935552 | sight rhyme | words that look like they should rhyme but don't | 9 | |
| 13862935553 | extended metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | 10 | |
| 13862935554 | caesura | A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line. | 11 | |
| 13862935555 | blank verse | unrhymed iambic pentameter | 12 | |
| 13862935556 | free verse | Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme | 13 | |
| 13862935557 | analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 14 | |
| 13862935558 | formal diction | language that is lofty, dignified, and impersonal | 15 | |
| 13862935559 | connotation | an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. | 16 | |
| 13862935560 | verbal irony | A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant | 17 | |
| 13862935561 | colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | 18 | |
| 13862935562 | iambic pentameter | a poetic meter that is made up of 5 stressed syllables each followed by an unstressed syllable | 19 | |
| 13862935563 | traditional word order of sentences | subject-verb-object | 20 | |
| 13862935564 | Anastrophe | Inversion of the natural or usual word order | 21 | |
| 13862935565 | protagonist | main character | 22 | |
| 13862935566 | onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents. | 23 | |
| 13862935567 | enjambment | the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza. | 24 | |
| 13862935568 | narrator | Person telling the story | 25 | |
| 13862935569 | dependent clause | A clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb | 26 | |
| 13862935570 | iambic tetrameter | line of a verse with 4 feet (8 syllables) | 27 | |
| 13862935571 | assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds | 28 | |
| 13862935572 | hyperbole | exaggeration | 29 | |
| 13862935573 | paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | 30 | |
| 13862935574 | understatement | the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. | 31 | |
| 13862935576 | setting | The time and place of a story | 32 | |
| 13862935577 | tone | Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character | 33 | |
| 13862935578 | imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | 34 | |
| 13862935579 | syntax | Sentence structure | 35 | |
| 13862935580 | pastoral | A work of literature dealing with rural life | 36 | |
| 13862935581 | consonance | Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity. | 37 | |
| 13862935582 | periodic sentence | sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end | 38 | |
| 13862935583 | simple sentence | A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause | 39 | |
| 13862935584 | cumulative/loose sentence | independent clause followed by subordinate clauses | 40 | |
| 13862935585 | Italian sonnet | a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd | 41 | |
| 13862935586 | rhyme scheme | A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem | 42 | |
| 13862935587 | mood | Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader | 43 | |
| 13862935588 | denotation | The dictionary definition of a word | 44 | |
| 13862935589 | shift | change | 45 | |
| 13862935590 | cadence | rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words | 46 | |
| 13862935591 | metaphor | A comparison without using like or as | 47 | |
| 13862935592 | tercet | three line stanza | 48 | |
| 13862935593 | simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" | 49 | |
| 13862935594 | axiom | a universal truth; an established rule | 50 | |
| 13862935595 | stanza | A group of lines in a poem | 51 | |
| 13862935596 | alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 52 | |
| 13862935597 | palpable | able to be touched or felt | 53 | |
| 13862935598 | detached | Impartial, disinterested; unconcerned, distant, aloof | 54 | |
| 13862935599 | nostalgic | longing for the past | 55 | |
| 13862935600 | irreverent | disrespectful | 56 | |
| 13862935601 | sardonic | grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic | 57 | |
| 13862935602 | conjecture | to guess | 58 | |
| 13862935603 | redundant | (adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush | 59 | |
| 13862935604 | timidity | the state of being easily frightened | 60 | |
| 13862935605 | elucidate | to make clear | 61 | |
| 13862935606 | trifles | unimportant things | 62 | |
| 13862935607 | petulant | peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset | 63 | |
| 13862935608 | destitute | deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in | 64 | |
| 13862935609 | intrepid | fearless | 65 | |
| 13862935610 | intrusive | causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or uninvited. | 66 | |
| 13862935611 | speculative | not based on fact or investigation | 67 | |
| 13862935612 | valiant | brave | 68 | |
| 13862935613 | sympathetic | compassionate | 69 | |
| 13862935614 | laudatory | expressing praise | 70 | |
| 13862935615 | embolden | to encourage one to be bold or to have courage | 71 | |
| 13862935616 | temerity | rashness, boldness | 72 | |
| 13862935617 | mentor | a wise and trusted guide and advisor | 73 | |
| 13862935618 | adversary | an enemy, opponent | 74 | |
| 13862935619 | abstract | existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence. | 75 | |
| 13862935620 | cynicism | an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness | 76 |
