a break between words within a metrical foot

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

a line with a pause at the end. Lines that end with a period, a comma, a colon, a semicolon, an exclamation point, or a question mark are end-stopped lines.

verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter

the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.

Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity

a consonant produced by forcing the breath stream through a narrow channel formed by two separate articulators in the vocal tract (f sound)

Rhyming a word in the middle of the line with a word at the end of the line or in the middle of the following line

a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm

two words that have some sound in common but do not rhyme exactly

a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it (P, B, T, D,B ect)

hissing sounds represented by s, z, sh

a metrical foot containing two syllables--the first is unstressed, while the second is stressed

the rhythmic pattern of a poetic line

A division of a poem consisting of two or more lines arranged together a unit

the emphasis that falls on certain syllables and not others

A unit of speech heard as a single sound; one "beat" of a word or phrase.

a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa

the reversal of the normally expected order of words (yoda speech)

A metrical foot consisting of one accented syllable followed by one unaccented syllable

A single line of poetry

a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next as part of the folk culture.

a poem which is intended primarily to teach a lesson

a sad or mournful poem

Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme

A nonnarrative poem expressing deep grief or sorrow over personal loss

A short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings

A formal, often ceremonious poem, that addresses or celebrates a person, place, thing, or idea

a literary work that idealizes rustic life

A sonnet consisting of an octave rhyming abbaabba and of a sestet using any arrangement of two or three additional rhymes, such as cdcdcd or cdecde

Three quatrains followed by a couplet. The quatrains express related ideas or examples while the couplet sums up the poet's conclusion or message. The rhyme scheme is abab cdcd efef gg.

a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

a poetic unit of 3 lines, rhymed or unrhymed

a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes

any poetic form containing 5 lines

A six-line stanza, or the final six lines of a 14-line Italian or Petrarchan sonnet

a 7 line stanza

an 8 line stanza