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Anapest

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A unit of poetic meter containing two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable

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Alternate Rhyme

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Lines of poetry where the rhyme is on every other line

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Couplet

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A two line verse, often rhyming

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Dactyl

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A unit of poetic meter containing one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables

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Ejambment

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Where the lines continue on the next with no punctuation to separate them

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Eye Rhyme

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Where the rhyme looks like it should rhyme but the sound is not exactly the same

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Form

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The structure and shape of text

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Iambic

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A unit of poetic meter containing one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable

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Internal Rhyme

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When the rhyming occurs within the line of a verse

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Octet

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An eight line verse

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Orthography

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A study of spelling and the way letters are used in language

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Pathetic Fallacy

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Where weather is used to portray the mood

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Pentameter

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A unit of poetic meter containing five feet, 10 syllables in total

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Petrarchan/Italian Sonnet

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A poem of 14 lines, divided into an octet and sestet, written in iambic pentameter, rhyming with an abbaabba, cdecde

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Quatrain

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A four line verse

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Rhythm

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The pattern of syllables and stresses within poetry

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Rondo

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A poem with a circular structure which begins and ends similarly

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Sestet

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A six line verse

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Shakespearean/English Sonnet

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A poem of 14 lines, divided into three quatrains and a couplet, written in iambic pentameter, rhyming abab, cdcd, efef, gg.

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Spondee

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A unit of poetic meter containing two stressed syllables

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Stanza

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The division of lines in a poem, also called a verse

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Syllable

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The beats or rhythm

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Tetrameter

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A unit of poetic meter containing four feet (68 syllables)

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Teimeter

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A unit of poetic meter containing three feet (6 syllables)

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Trochee

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A unit of poetic meter containing one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable

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Verse Type

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The type of poem

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Volta

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The turning point in a poem

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