A 14-line lyric poem, usually written in iambic pentameter, that often explores love, time, beauty, or mortality.

A group of four lines of verse. A Shakespearean sonnet contains three quatrains.

Two consecutive lines of poetry that usually rhyme. A Shakespearean sonnet ends with a rhyming couplet.

A metrical foot made up of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable, as in re-LAX.

A poetic line containing five metrical feet. In Shakespearean sonnets, this is usually iambic pentameter.

A line of poetry made up of five iambs, creating a rhythm of ten syllables that typically alternates unstressed and stressed beats.

The pattern of end rhymes in a poem. The rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.

A shift or turn in thought, tone, or argument within a poem. In a Shakespearean sonnet, the volta often appears near the final couplet.

The patterned rhythm of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.

A type of short poem that expresses personal thoughts, emotions, or reflections.

The central idea, insight, or underlying meaning explored in a literary work.

An extended and often surprising comparison or metaphor that develops throughout a poem.

A statement or idea that seems self-contradictory but reveals a deeper truth.

A figure of speech in which a nonhuman object, idea, or force is given human qualities.

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things by saying one thing is another, without using like or as.

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Sonnet	A 14-line lyric poem, usually written in iambic pentameter, that often explores love, time, beauty, or mortality.
Quatrain	A group of four lines of verse. A Shakespearean sonnet contains three quatrains.
Couplet	Two consecutive lines of poetry that usually rhyme. A Shakespearean sonnet ends with a rhyming couplet.
Iamb	A metrical foot made up of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable, as in re-LAX.
Pentameter	A poetic line containing five metrical feet. In Shakespearean sonnets, this is usually iambic pentameter.
Iambic Pentameter	A line of poetry made up of five iambs, creating a rhythm of ten syllables that typically alternates unstressed and stressed beats.
Rhyme Scheme	The pattern of end rhymes in a poem. The rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
Volta	A shift or turn in thought, tone, or argument within a poem. In a Shakespearean sonnet, the volta often appears near the final couplet.
Meter	The patterned rhythm of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.
Lyric	A type of short poem that expresses personal thoughts, emotions, or reflections.
Theme	The central idea, insight, or underlying meaning explored in a literary work.
Conceit	An extended and often surprising comparison or metaphor that develops throughout a poem.
Paradox	A statement or idea that seems self-contradictory but reveals a deeper truth.
Personification	A figure of speech in which a nonhuman object, idea, or force is given human qualities.
Metaphor	A figure of speech that compares two unlike things by saying one thing is another, without using like or as.

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