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3746593904AllegoryA story with a hidden meaning or moral0
3746593905AlliterationRepetition of the first sound of each word1
3746593906AllusionReference to a historical, religious, or cultural work2
3746593907AnecdoteCute little story3
3746593908AntithesisDirect opposite of something4
3746593909ApostropheTalking to someone or something that is not there5
3746593910AssonanceThe repetition of vowel sound in words or phrases6
3746593911BalladNarrated poem with a story7
3746593912Blank verseA poem that has structured meter but doesn't rhyme8
3746593913CaesuraA pause in the middle of the line or verse9
3746593914ConceitExtended metaphor with complex logic10
3746593915ConsonanceThe repetition of the same consonant sound11
3746593916CoupletA pair of lines12
3746593917DictionWord choice13
3746593918ElegyA poem written about death14
3746593919EnjambmentThe same thought continuing onto the next line15
3746593920ExpositionInfo at the beginning of a work that gives you background and explanation16
3746593921Eye rhymeWords that look like they rhyme, but don't17
3746593922Free verseA poem that does not have a structured meter or rhyming scheme18
3746593923HaikuA five lined unrhymed poem with a 5-7-5 pattern in syllables19
3746593924HyperboleAn exaggeration not meant to be taken literally20
3746593925Iambic pentameterA certain rhythm in poetry that consists of five feet to a line, each feet with two beats21
3746593926ImageryVisually descriptive language that focuses on the five senses22
3746593927JuxtapositionTwo things together that create a contrasting effect23
3746593928LimerickA poem consisting of five lines, three long lines and two short24
3746593929LitotesA phrase ironically written with a double negative25
3746593930LyricExpressing the writers emotions26
3746593931MetaphorComparison without like or as27
3746593932MeterThe basic rhythmic structure of a verse28
3746593933MetonymyUsing the name of a thing for something it's related to29
3746593934OdeA poem the expresses strong love for something or someone30
3746593935OnomatopoeiaA word that imitates a sound31
3746593936OxymoronTwo contradictory words used together32
3746593937ParadoxA statement that seems to be self contradictory but that when investigated may prove to be true33
3746593938PersonificationGiving lifelikecharacteristics to nonliving things34
3746593939ProsodyThe study of the metrical quality of a verse35
3746593940QuatrainStanza of poetry consisting of four lines36
3746593941RefrainA phrase or verse repeated throughout the poem37
3746593942RequiemAn act or token of remembrance38
3746593943ScansionThe analysis of the meter of the verse39
3746593944SimileComparison using like or as40
3746593945SoliloquyOne person speaking one's thoughts to them self or to the audience41
3746593946SonnetA 14 line poem with a formal rhyming scheme, often written in iambic pentameter42
3746593947StanzaA paragraph in poetry43
3746593948SynesthesiaA stimulus being applied to another sense44
3746593949SynecdocheA metaphor in which a part of something represents the whole45
3746593950SyntaxSentence structure46
3746593951TropeAny figure of speech47
3746593952VerseA stanza or section in poetry48
3746593953VillanelleNineteen line poem consisting of three tercets and one quatrain49

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