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Runion Poetry Review
Poetry terms for review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ALLITERATION | The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close together. |
| ALLUSION | A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art. |
| ANAPEST | A metrical foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable. |
| APOSTROPHE | Addressing an absent or imaginary person, or a personified abstraction. |
| ARGUMENT | A single assertion or a series of assertions presented and defended by the writer. |
| ASSONANCE | The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. |
| BALLAD | A narrative poem with a repeated refrain. |
| BLANK VERSE | Unrhymed poetry in iambic pentameter. |
| COUPLET | Two consecutive rhyming lines of poetry. |
| DACTYL | A metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables. |
| DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE | A poem in which a poetic speaker addresses either the reader or an internal listener at length. |
| ELEGY | A mournful poem, usually about the dead. |
| ENJAMBMENT | The continuation of a sentence beyond the end of a line of poetry. |
| EXTENDED METAPHOR | A metaphor that extends over several lines or throughout a poem. |
| FEMININE RHYME | A rhyme involving two syllables, where the first is stressed and the second is unstressed. |
| FOOT | The basic unit of meter in a line of poetry. |
| IAMB | A metrical foot with one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable. |
| INTERNAL RHYME | Rhyme within a single line of poetry. |
| LYRIC POEM | A poem expressing personal thoughts and feelings. |
| MASCULINE RHYME | A rhyme of final stressed syllables. |
| METAPHYSICAL CONCEIT | An elaborate or unusual comparison—especially one using unlikely metaphors, simile, hyperbole, and contradiction. |
| METER | The rhythmic structure of a poem. |
| NARRATIVE POETRY | A poem that tells a story. |
| OCTAVE | An eight-line stanza or the first eight lines of a sonnet. |
| ODE | A formal lyric poem celebrating a person, place, thing, or idea. |
| PASTORAL | Poetry idealizing rural life. |
| PERSONA | The voice or character speaking in a poem. |
| PETRARCHAN SONNET | A sonnet consisting of an octave and a sestet, typically with a theme of unrequited love. |
| QUATRAIN | A stanza or poem consisting of four lines. |
| RHYME SCHEME | The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line in a poem, typically described using letters to indicate which lines rhyme. |
| RHYTHM | The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry, creating a rise and fall in the voice. |
| SATIRE | a type of writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people or institutions in an attempt to bring about a change. |
| SCANSION | The process of analyzing a poem's meter by marking the stressed and unstressed syllables. |
| SESTET | The final six lines of a Petrarchan sonnet, often following a specific rhyme pattern. |
| SHAKESPEAREAN SONNET | A sonnet composed of three quatrains and a couplet. |
| SLANT RHYME | A rhyme in which the sounds are similar but not exactly the same, often involving variations in vowel or consonant sounds. |
| SONNET | A fourteen-line poem, usually written in iambic pentameter, with a specific rhyme scheme and thematic structure. |
| SPENSERIAN SONNET | A sonnet composed of three quatrains and a couplet in which the quatrains are connected by link rhyme. |
| SPONDEE | A metrical foot consisting of two consecutive stressed syllables. |
| STANZA | A group of lines of recurring length forming a unit in a poem. |
| TERZA RIMA | A three-line stanza with an interlocking rhyme scheme (ABA, BCB, CDC, etc.). |
| TROCHAIC METER | A metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. |
| VOLTA | The turn or shift in thought or emotion in a sonnet, typically occurring between the octave and sestet in a Petrarchan sonnet or before the final couplet in a Shakespearean sonnet. |
| WIT | Clever and amusing language that surprises and delights the reader. |
| CONCRETE POETRY | Poetry in which the visual arrangement of text on the page contributes to its meaning. |
| CONFESSIONAL POETRY | Poetry that draws on personal experiences and emotions. |
| FREE VERSE | Poetry that does not follow a regular meter or rhyme scheme, allowing for more natural expression. |
| CATALEXIS | The omission of a syllable at the end of a line of verse. |
| SONNET SEQUENCE | A series of sonnets by one poet, often linked by a common theme or narrative. |
| PYRRHIC | A metrical foot consisting of two unstressed syllables. |
| EPIGRAM | A short, witty poem or saying, often with a humorous or satirical twist. |
| CONCEIT | An elaborate, extended comparison. |
| CAESURA | A pause in the middle of a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation. |
| BALLAD STANZA | A four-line stanza with alternating lines of four and three stresses, typically with an ABCB or ABAB rhyme scheme. |
| END-STOPPED | A line of poetry that ends with a punctuation mark, creating a pause. |
| CACOPHONY | Harsh, discordant sounds in a line or passage of poetry. |
| EUPHONY | Pleasant, harmonious sounds in a line or passage of poetry, creating a soothing effect. |
| STROPHE | A flexible unit of lines that forms a distinct section of the poem, without adhering to a specific rhyme or metrical pattern. |
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