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Spensarian Sonnet

Composed of 3 Sicilian quatrains and a heroic couplet.

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Rhymes "abba cdcd efgefg (efefef)

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Rhyme scheme interlocks wiht each of the quatrains

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Such as the tezra rima is made of interlocking triplets

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Rhyme Scheme

Pattern of rhymes in a poem, e.g., 'abab'.

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Envelope Sonnet

Features two quatrains and a sestet with 'abba' rhymes.

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Alliteration

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

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Allusion

An indirect reference to a person or event.

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Apostrophe

Addressing an absent or imaginary person.

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Assonance

Repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.

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Conceit

An extended metaphor comparing two unlike things.

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Connotation

The implied meaning of a word beyond its definition.

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Couplet

Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.

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Diction

Choice of words and style in writing.

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Elegy

A mournful poem, often lamenting a loss.

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End Rhyme

Rhyme occurring at the end of lines.

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End-stopped Lines

Lines that pause at the end, marked by punctuation.

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Enjambment

Continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond a line.

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Free Verse

Poetry without a fixed meter or rhyme scheme.

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Hyperbole

Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally.

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Iambic Pentameter

A metrical line with five iambs per line.

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Imagery

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

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Irony

A contrast between expectation and reality.

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Lyric Poem

A poem expressing personal thoughts and feelings.

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Metaphor

A figure of speech comparing two unlike things.

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Extended Metaphor

A metaphor developed over several lines.

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Motif

A recurring theme or element in literature.

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Narrative Poem

A poem that tells a story.

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Octave

An eight-line stanza or poem section. Mostly refers to first 8 stanzas of italian sonnet

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Ode

Usually a long, complex lyric expressing profound emotion. Its expression and style, usually more elaborate and exalted than other lyrics.

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Onomatopoeia

Words that imitate natural sounds.

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Oxymoron

A figure of speech combining contradictory terms.

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Paradox

A statement that contradicts itself but reveals truth.

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Personification

Attributing human qualities to non-human things.

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Pun

A play on words for humorous effect.

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Quatrain

A stanza of four lines with alternating rhymes. Lines 2 and 4 must rhyme while having similar number of syllables

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Refrain

A repeated line or group of lines in poetry. (Especially at the end of each stanza or division of a poem or song)

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Sestet

A six-line stanza, often concluding a sonnet.

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Shift

A change in tone or perspective in a poem.

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Simile

A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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Sonnet

A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme.

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Stanza

A grouped set of lines in a poem.

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Symbol

An object representing a larger idea.

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Synecdoche

A figure of speech where a part represents the whole.

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Tone

The attitude or mood conveyed in writing.

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Understatement

A statement that minimizes the importance of something.

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Blank Verse

unrhymed iambic pentameter

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English/Shakespearean Sonnet

abab cdcd efef gg (3 quatrains and a couplet)

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Italian or Petrarchan sonnet

Divided into an octave, (abbaabba) and a sestet (cdecde, cdcdcd, or cdccdc). The octave often presents a situation, attitude, or problem that the sestet comments upon or resolves.

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