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| fourteen line poem written in iambic pentameter | ||
| unryhmed iambic pentameter | ||
| two successive rhymed lines that are equal in length | ||
| the repetition of sounds in initial stressed syllables | ||
| a comparison using like or as | ||
| the association of two contrary terms | ||
| a direct reference within a literary work to a historical or literary person, place, or event. | ||
| a short story that illustrates a moral | ||
| a narrative work that reports true events | ||
| literature that is meant to teach or instruct | ||
| poetry that is meant to teach or instruct | ||
| the nonfictional story of a person's own life | ||
| the nonfictional story of a person's life written by someone else | ||
| a formal poem that laments someones death | ||
| a lengthy narrative poem that describes the deeds of a heroic figure |
