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Poetry Terms
LA Benjamin
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| terza rima | 3 lines per stanza, aba bcb cdc ded etc. |
| sonnet | 14 line poem with two contrasting ideas next to each other |
| Elizabethan/Shakespearean/English sonnet: rhyme scheme+turn | 14 lines, abab cdcd efef gg, turn can be anywhere |
| Petrarchan/Italian: rhyme scheme+turn | 14 lines total (8 and 6), abba abba cdecde, volta in the middle |
| slant rhyme | near rhyme, similar but not exact |
| unrequited love | love that isn't returned, common theme |
| carpe diem | seize the day, common theme |
| assonance | repeating vowel sounds |
| consonance | repeating consonant sounds |
| alliteration | repeating sounds at the beginning of the words |
| octave | 8 lines, first part of Petrarchan sonnet |
| sestet | 6 lines, second part of Petrarchan sonnet |
| quatrain | 4 lines |
| couplet | 2 lines, rhyming |
| enjambment | poetry line with no punctuation |
| punctuate poem titles: | "lyric poem" and underline epic poem |