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octave

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An eight-line stanza

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parallelism

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Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other

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couplet

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A pair of rhyming lines

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quatrain

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A four-line stanza

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allusion

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A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art.

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Shakespearean sonnet

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consists of 3 quatrains and a couplet; a 14-lined poem, usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter; abab cdcd efef gg

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stream of consciousness

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a style of writing that portrays the inner (often chaotic) workings of a character's mind.

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alliteration

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Repetition of initial consonant sounds

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lyric poem

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A typically short poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings or thoughts of a speaker

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sonnet

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: a lyric poem of fourteen lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to certain definite patterns. It usually expresses a single, complete idea or thought with a reversal, twist, or change of direction in the concluding lines.

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antithesis

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a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other

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Petrarchan sonnet

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(also called an Italian sonne) a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet often with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd

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archaism

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The use of deliberately old-fashioned language.

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poetic shift (dramatic shift)

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when the tone or subject changes suddenly in a poem

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euphemism

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An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant

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malapropism

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a word humorously misused

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sestina

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poem composed of six six-line stanzas and a three-line conclusion called an envoi. Each line ends with one of six key words. The alternation of these six words in different positions - but always at the ends of lines - the poems six stanzas creates a rhythmic verbal pattern that unifies the poem.

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anaphora

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The repetition of words at the beginning of successive lines or stanzas (in a poem)

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dramatic monologue

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a poem in which a speaker addresses a silent or absent listener as if engaged in private conversation

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narrative poem

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a poem that tells a story

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consonance

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Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.

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pastoral

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A poem dealing with rural life

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elegy

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a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.

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assonance

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Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity

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ellipsis

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when words are consciously omitted for poetic effect

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ballad

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A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas

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ode

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A lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject.

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epic simile

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An elaborate comparison developed over several lines of verse

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enjambment

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A "run-on" line of poetry in which a logical part of sentence carries over from one line into the next.

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sestet

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A six-line stanza

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