Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
The sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a final couplet written in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg
Exact Rhyme
Uses words with identical end sound
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
Colloquial
Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
Quatrain
A four line stanza
Couplet
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
Tone
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
Anaphora
Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences.
Spenserian
A sonnet form composed of three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab bcbc cdcd ee.
Chaismus
Diction
Pedantry
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
Scansion
The process of marking lines of poetry to show the type of feet and the number of feet they contain
Atmosphere
Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the characters
Balanced Sentences
a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
Oxymoron
Tercet
three line stanza
a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")
Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
Syllogism
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Epistrophe
Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences.
Extended Metaphor
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Parallel Structure
Having the same word patterns pop up in one sentence
End Rhyme
Octave
8 line stanza
Apostrophe
