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  • repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis
    repetition
  • the shift or point of dramatic change in a poem
    Volta
  • organ that iamb mimics in the human body
    heart
  • five feet are called
    pentameter
  • the two lines end a Shakespearean sonnet
    couplet
  • one "beat" of a word or phrase
    syllable
  • an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
    iamb
  • a sound such by the letters 'a', 'e', 'i', ' o', and 'u', which you pronounce with your mouth open, allowing the air to flow through it
    vowel
  • the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza
    enjambment
  • an eight-line stanza in an Italian/Petrarhan sonnet
    octave
  • the pattern of rhyme in a poem
    rhyme scheme
  • in a time earlier than the main story
    flashback
  • repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity
    assonance
  • repetition of initial consonant sounds
    alliteration
  • syllables in a line of a Shakespearean sonnet
    10
  • address to an absent or imaginary person
    apostrophe
  • exaggeration
    hyperbole
  • description that appeals to the senses
    iamgery
  • the last six lines of an Italian/Petrarhan sonnet
    sestet
  • rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet
    ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
  • number of lines in a Shakespearean sonnet
    14
  • similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
    parallelism
  • the use of words that imitate sounds
    onomatopoeia
  • the repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in a word, not just at the beginning
    consonance
  • the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
    symbolism
  • a stanza of four lines
    quatrain
  • comparison not using like or as
    metaphor
  • the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
    personification
  • a poem made up of 14 lines that rhyme in a fixed pattern
    sonnet
  • rhyme scheme of a Petrarchan/Italian sonnet
    ABBAABBA CDCDCD or CDECDE
  • a sound such as ' p', ' f', 'n', or ' t' which you pronounce by stopping the air flowing freely through your mouth
    consonant
  • a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
    allusion
  • comparing two things using like or as
    simile
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