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| 10943716308 | conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. | 0 | |
| 10943723546 | controlling image | when an image dominates and shapes the entire work | 1 | |
| 10943728234 | couplet | Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme | 2 | |
| 10943732140 | enjambment | the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza. | 3 | |
| 10943749584 | hyperbole | exaggeration or deliberate overstatement | 4 | |
| 10943756331 | metaphor | comparison not using like or as ; representing something | 5 | |
| 10943763368 | simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" | 6 | |
| 10943773218 | personification | the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea | 7 | |
| 10943779921 | stanza | A group of lines in a poem | 8 | |
| 10943783658 | symbolism | A device in literature where an object represents an idea | 9 | |
| 10943788936 | alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 10 | |
| 10943793109 | anthropomorphism | human characteristics given to animals or inanimate objects | 11 | |
| 10943800454 | accent | Emphasized or stressed | 12 | |
| 10943809091 | assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds | 13 | |
| 10943811605 | ballad | A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas ;' regular matter and rhyme | 14 | |
| 10943829752 | cacophony | harsh sounds | 15 | |
| 10943838842 | cadence | rhythm | 16 | |
| 10943840919 | canto | division of a long poem | 17 | |
| 10943845858 | consonance | Repetition of consonant sounds with words | 18 | |
| 10943854283 | devices of sound | the techniques of deploying the sound of words, especially in poetry | 19 | |
| 10943857584 | dirge | a funeral song | 20 | |
| 10943862115 | dissonance | Unpleasant or inharmonious sound | 21 | |
| 10943871257 | doggerel | crude, simplistic verse, often in sing-song rhyme | 22 | |
| 10943876015 | elegy | a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead. | 23 | |
| 10943878883 | epic | A long narrative poem which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society | 24 | |
| 10943883227 | euphony | pleasant, harmonious sound | 25 | |
| 10943888511 | feminine rhyme | lines rhymed by their final two syllables | 26 | |
| 10992419388 | figurative language | writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally | 27 | |
| 10992419389 | foot | the basic unit of rhythmic measurement in a line of poetry | 28 | |
| 10992419390 | free verse | poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter | 29 | |
| 10992419391 | imagery | language that appeals to the senses | 30 | |
| 10992419392 | lament | a poem of sadness or grief over the death of a loved one or over some other intense loss | 31 | |
| 10992419393 | lyric | A type of poetry that explores the poet's personal interpretation of and feelings about the world. | 32 | |
| 10992419394 | masculine rhyme | a normal rhyme | 33 | |
| 10992419395 | metaphysical conceit | a type of conceit that occurs only in metaphysical poetry | 34 | |
| 10992419396 | onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents. | 35 | |
| 10992419397 | pastoral | A poem set in tranquil nature or even more specifically, one about shepherds. | 36 | |
| 10992419398 | plaint | a poem or speech expressing sorrow | 37 | |
| 10992419399 | prelude | introduction poem to a longer work or verse | 38 | |
| 10992419400 | refrain | A line or set of lines repeated several times over the course of a poem. | 39 | |
| 10992419401 | requiem | A song of prayer for the dead. | 40 | |
| 10992419402 | rhapsody | an intensely passionate verse or section of verse, usually of love or praise | 41 | |
| 10992419403 | symbol | something that refers to itself while simultaneously representing something else | 42 | |
| 10992419404 | theme | Central idea of a work | 43 | |
| 10992419405 | tone | the manner in which an author expresses his or her attitude | 44 |
