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| 15446096472 | sonnet | poetry in verse form consisting of 14 lines | 0 | |
| 15446106685 | lyric poem | a poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings or thoughts of a speaker | 1 | |
| 15446107460 | Ode | a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter. | 2 | |
| 15446108415 | Ballad | A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas | 3 | |
| 15446109110 | dramatic monologue | a poem in which the speaker inadvertently reveals aspects of their character while describing a particular situation or series of events. | 4 | |
| 15446112229 | onset | (n.) the beginning, start (especially of something violent and destructive); an attack, assault | 5 | |
| 15446113220 | Stanza | a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse. | 6 | |
| 15446114165 | Personification | the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. | 7 | |
| 15446116840 | Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. | 8 | |
| 15446118036 | Allusion | A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art | 9 | |
| 15446120198 | ephemeral | lasting a very short time | 10 | |
| 15446121617 | nourishing | giving the things needed for good health | 11 | |
| 15446122747 | wistful | having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing | 12 | |
| 15446123654 | capricious | given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior | 13 | |
| 15446125374 | condescending | possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing | 14 | |
| 15446126556 | indignant | feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment | 15 | |
| 15446128569 | scornful | Full of contempt or disdain | 16 | |
| 15446142269 | pensive | expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness: | 17 | |
| 15446145566 | laudatory | expressing praise | 18 | |
| 15446146638 | foreshadow | A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader. | 19 | |
| 15446149917 | abomination | a thing that causes disgust or hatred | 20 | |
| 15446149918 | decency | the quality of being polite and respectable | 21 | |
| 15446153140 | enlightenment | a movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly | 22 | |
| 15446155990 | Initiation | action that causes something, especially an important process or event, to begin | 23 | |
| 15446156980 | skulking | moving in a sneaky way | 24 | |
| 15446156991 | Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. | 25 | |
| 15446158229 | Irony | A contrast between expectation and reality | 26 | |
| 15446159036 | Metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. | 27 | |
| 15446160021 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 28 | |
| 15446177310 | Similie | A comparison using "like" or "as" | 29 | |
| 15446180893 | parallel structure (parallelism) | repeating the same sentence structure or pattern of words | 30 | |
| 15446182035 | sentiment | feeling or emotion | 31 | |
| 15446184552 | zeal | great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective | 32 | |
| 15446186423 | senility | deteriorated old age | 33 | |
| 15446186424 | Pardox | (n.) a self contradictory statement that on closer examination proves true ; a person or thing with seemingly contradictory qualities | 34 | |
| 15446190357 | Caesura | A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line. | 35 | |
| 15446191802 | Parable | A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson | 36 | |
| 15446193578 | Metonymy | the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant | 37 | |
| 15446195889 | unrequited | not returned | 38 | |
| 15446198678 | elegy | a sorrowful poem or speech | 39 | |
| 15446199375 | Sonnet | a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line. | 40 | |
| 15446200704 | Sestina | a poem with six stanzas of six lines and a final triplet | 41 | |
| 15446201756 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa | 42 | |
| 15446202537 | contradiction | A direct opposition between things compared; inconsistency | 43 | |
| 15446203201 | pyre | A pile of combustible materials for burning a corpse | 44 | |
| 15446207737 | contemplative | studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue | 45 | |
| 15446208697 | arbitrary | based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system | 46 | |
| 15446212014 | clairvoyant | able to see the future | 47 |
