Poetry Vocabulary Terms

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sestet

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a group of six lines of verse

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couplet

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a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse

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paradox

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a statement that contradicts itself

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litotes

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understatement for rhetorical effect

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alliteration

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use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word

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quatrain

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a stanza consisting of four lines of verse

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metaphor

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a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

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simile

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a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'

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imagery

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descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a mental picture

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personification

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attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or abstract ideas