ELA

prose

written language in its ordinary form rather than poetry

verse

writing that is arranged in short lines with a regular rhythm; poetry

sonnet

A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, typically having ten syllables per line

couplet

Two lines written in the same meter and joined by a rhyme to form a unit

oxymoron

two words or phrases used together that have, or seem to have, opposite meanings

double entendre

a word or phrase that is open to two interpretations,one of which is usually sexual or indecent

pun

a humorous use of a word or phrase that has several meanings or that sounds like another word

Iambic pentameter

a style of writing poems in lines of ten syllables with emphasis on the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, and tenth syllable: da DUM, da DUM, da DUM, da DUM, da DUM

Shakespearean

A sonnet of 14 lines written in iambic pentameter with a specific rhyme scheme. The first line introduces a problem or a strong emotion, and the last line provides  the solution in a rhyming couplet. 

Elizabethan

from or relating to the period of British history during the rule of Queen Elizabeth I