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structure
the arrangement of ideas, images, sentences, etc. that make up a poem's internal ordering
form
external ordering of a poem such as length, length of line, rhyme scheme
blank verse
unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter
free verse
unrhymed lines without regular rhythm
lyric poetry
reflective poetry which reveals the poet's thoughts and feelings to create a single, unique impression
narrative poetry
verse which relates a story or narrative
epic poetry
a long, narrative poem which gives the account of a hero important to their nation or race
sonnet
fixed form of lyric poetry consisting of 14 lines of iambic pentameter.
english sonnet
usually 3 quatrains and a concluding couplet, rhyming abab or abba
italian sonnet
an octave and sestet, between which a transition occurs called a volta or turn , rhyming abba cde cde
iamb
unstressed, stressed
troche
stressed, unstressed
spondee
stressed, stressed
anapest
unstressed, unstressed, stressed
dactyl
stressed, unstressed, unstressed
couplet
2 lines
tercet
3 lines
quatrain
4 lines
cinquain
5 lines
sestet
6 lines
septet
7 lines
octave
8 lines
caesura
a pause in the meter/rhythm of a line
enjambment
a run on line, oe continuing into the text without a grammatical break
assonance
repetition of two or more vowel sounds within a line
consonance
repetition of consonant sounds in a line
alliteration
repetition of two or more initial sounds in words within a line
onomatopoeia
the technique of using a word whose sound suggests its meaning
euphony
the use of compatible, harmonious sounds to produce pleasing, melodious effect
cacophony
the use of inharmonious sounds in close conjunction for effect
end rhyme
rhyme occurring at end of verse line
internal rhyme
rhyme contained within a line of a verse
rhyme scheme
pattern of rhymes within a unit of verse
masculine rhyme
rhyme in which only the last, accented syllable of the rhyming words correspond exactly in sound
feminine rhyme
rhyme in which two consecutive syllables of the rhyme-words correspond, the first syllable carrying the accent; double rhyme
half rhyme
imperfect, approximate rhyme
ode
elaborate lyric verse which deals seriously with a dignified theme
elegy
a poem of lament, a meditation on someone's death
epigram
a short satirical or witty statement in verse
ballad
simple, narrative verse usually written in ballad stanzas
ballad stanzas
contain quatrains, abcb rhyme scheme, and iambic tetrameter (second and fourth line often drop last foot)
redonilla
spanish verse form- quatrains, trochaic tetrameter, abab or abba rhyme scheme
decima
spanish verse form- 10 line stanzas, regular rhyme, octosyllabic (iambic or trochaic tetrameter)
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