7214453280 | masculine rhymes | a rhyme of final stressed syllables (e.g., blow / flow, confess / redress ). | 0 | |
7214455869 | enjambment | (in verse) the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza | 1 | |
7214456434 | meter | it is a unit of rhythm in poetry, the pattern of the beats. | 2 | |
7214457718 | iambic | unstressed stressed | 3 | |
7214458499 | tetrameter | 4 foot line; occurs 4 times | 4 | |
7214459602 | trochaic | stressed unstressed(occurs thrice) | 5 | |
7214460367 | trimeter | occurs thrice | 6 | |
7220636855 | consonance | is a pleasing sounding caused by the repetition of consonant sounds within sentences, phrases, or poems | 7 | |
7220636856 | rhyme scheme | the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse. | 8 | |
7220636857 | anachronism | an act of attributing a custom, event, or object to a period to which it does not belong. | 9 | |
7278529655 | apostrophe | start talking to someone who is not there. not expecting the object to reply. | 10 | |
7278533920 | feminine rhyme | a rhyme between stressed syllables followed by one or more unstressed syllables (e.g., stocking / shocking, glamorous / amorous .). | 11 | |
7278538674 | internal rhyme | a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next. | 12 | |
7286144970 | aphorism | profound statement about life. life advice | 13 | |
7286150304 | proverb | a short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice. | 14 | |
7286154394 | homily | a short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice. | 15 | |
7286198601 | 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. | 16 |
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