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Petrarchan Sonnet
A type of sonnet that follows the rhyme scheme Abba Abba.
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Shakespearean Sonnet
A type of sonnet with the rhyme scheme Abab cdcd efef gg.
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Spenserian Sonnet
A sonnet that follows the rhyme scheme Abab bcbc cdcd ee.
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Trimeter
A line of verse with three metrical feet.
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Pentameter
A line of verse with five metrical feet.
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Dimeter
A line of verse with two metrical feet.
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Hexameter
A line of verse with six metrical feet.
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Tetrameter
A line of verse with four metrical feet.
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Octameter
A line of verse with eight metrical feet.
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Heptameter
A line of verse with seven metrical feet.
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Trochee
A metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.
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Iamb
A metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
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Anapest
A metrical foot consisting of two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable.
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Spondee
A metrical foot consisting of two stressed syllables.
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Dactyl
A metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.
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Pyrrhic
A metrical foot consisting of two unstressed syllables.
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Quatrain
A stanza or poem of four lines.
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Octave
A stanza or poem of eight lines.
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Sestet
A stanza or poem of six lines.
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Couplet
A stanza or poem of two lines.
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Iambic Pentameter
A line of verse with five iambs (unstressed-stressed).
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Slant Rhyme
Rhyme that shares similar sounds but isn't a perfect rhyme.
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End Rhyme
Rhyme that occurs at the end of lines.
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Internal Rhyme
Rhyme that occurs within the same line.
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Eye Rhyme
Similarity in spelling but not in pronunciation.
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Rhyme Scheme
A pattern of end rhymes in a poem.
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Scansion
The act of analyzing a line of poetry to determine its rhythm.
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Prosody
The study of the patterns and rhythms of poetry.
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Volta
The shift or turn in a sonnet.
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Blank Verse
Poetry written in regular meter but without rhyme.
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Free Verse
Poetry that has no specific meter or rhyme scheme.
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Enjambment
The continuation of a sentence without pause beyond the end of a line.
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Caesura
A pause within a line of poetry.
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Alliteration
The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of adjacent words.
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Catalexis
The omission of a syllable at the end of a line.
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Poetry
Any form of writing that is composed in verse.
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Verse
Writing that follows a metrical rhythm or rhyme.
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Fixed/Closed Form
A type of poetry with established meters, rhymes, and stanzas.
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Metrical or Poetic Foot
Units of measurement in poetry, typically consisting of two or three syllables.
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Line
A row of words that ends for a specific reason.
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Stanza
A group of lines in a poem that follows a consistent pattern.
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Speaker
The narrator or voice of a poem.
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Auditor
The intended audience or the person to whom the speaker speaks.