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alliteration
use of same consonant/vowel at beginning of each word
ex: But a better butter makes a batter better. (B)
A big bully beats a baby boy. (sound)
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anapest
a metrical foot of 3 syllables (1st 2 short, 3rd long)
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assonance
rhyme where same vowel sounds are used w/ diff consonants
ex: Men sell the wedding bells.
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blank verse
unrhymed verse, esp in iambic pentameter
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ceasura
break in middle of a verse
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cinquain
short poem of 5 unrhymed lines
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consonance
characterized by repetition of same consonants
ex: Shelley sells shells by the seashore.
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couplet
2 successive lines of verse, rhymed & same meter
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dactyl
metrical foot of 3 syllables (1 long, 2 short)
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dramatic monologue
when single person addresses silent auditor dramatically
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elegy
sad poem, esp for dead
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end-stopped
pause at end of each line
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enjambment
running on of thought from line to line without break
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heroic couplet
stanza with 2 rhyming lines in iambic pentameter
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hexameter
verse line of 6 metrical feet
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iamb
metrical foot of 2 syllables, 1 short then long
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internal rhyme
rhyme of 2+ words in same line
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octave
group of 8 lines of verse
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pentameter
line of verse of 5 metrical feet
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perfect rhyme
rhyme of 2 words spelled/pronounced same but diff in meaning
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quatrain
stanza of 4 lines with alternating rhymes
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sestet
sonnet's last 6 lines
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sonnet
14 line poem in iambic pentameter
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spondee
metrical foot of 2 long syllables
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tercet
group of 3 lines rhyming together/connected by rhyme
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terza rim
italian form of iambic verse of 11 syllable lines
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tetrameter
verse of 4 feet
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trochee
a foot of 2 syllables, 1st long then short
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villanelle
short poem written in tercets followed by final quatrain
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