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| The repetition of vowel sounds usually internally rather than intially. ex. "godly eyes like sapphires shining bright" |
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| deliberate anticlimax to make a definite point or draw attention to a falseness. |
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| the pause, marked by punctuation(/) or not within the line. pause for thought. |
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| very elaborate comparisons between unlikely objects. |
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| the word for word choice. formal or informal language. |
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| the running-on of a one line of poetry into another |
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| similar to slant rhyme-the repetition of consonant sounds without vowels sound repeated |
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| refers to a large overstatement often to draw attention to a mark of beauty or virtue or action that the poet disagrees with. ex. "a marriage" of blood withi a flea |
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| discrepancy between what is said and what is meant. ex. a ball that doesn't bounce |
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| the name for something closely related to it which then takes on a larger meaning. ex. you can't go home again" referring to you can't go back to your roots |
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| a form of paradox in which contradictory words are next to each other. ex. jumbo shrimp |
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| A situation or action or feeling that appears to be contradictory but on inspection turns out to be true. ex. the pen is mightier than the sword. Loose lips sink ships |
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| a play on words for sarcastic or humerous effect. ex. I wanted to date her but she had too many hangups.. |
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| when verbal irony is too harsh it moves into the sarcastic realm. ex. can the king really rule the kingdom if he can't even rule his wife. |
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| when part of an object is used to represent the entire thing or vice versa. ex. can you give me a hand. help not body part. |
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| the voice or attitude of the speaker ex. sad, angry, lonely. * not necessarily the poet |
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| poems that address another person who remains silent |
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| pattern or design of poem |
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| lines can be counted and shape recognized |
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| no ryhme meter or reason to it |
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| 14 lines Petrarchan/Italian or shakespearean or English |
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| two groups: 1. 8 (otave) + 6 (sestet) rhyme scheme is abbaabba-cdecde |
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| 3 groups of 4 lines (quantrains) and a couplet 2 rhyming lines abab cdcd efef gg |
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| a couplet written in iambic pentameter |
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| a simple poem, a story in a song, |
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| 4 lines that rhyme and abcb lines 1 and 3 have 8 syllables and lines 2 and 4 and 6 |
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