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Shakespearean Sonnet |
composed of three quatrains and a terminal couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg.
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octave |
a poem or stanza of eight lines
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quatrain |
consisting of two heroic couplets written in an elevated style; the rhyme scheme is abab.
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couplet |
a pair of lines of metre in poetry usually comprise two lines that rhyme and have the same metre.
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heroic couplet |
a traditional form for English poetry, commonly used in epic and narrative poetry, and consisting of a rhyming pair of lines in iambic pentameter.
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iamb |
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter
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iambic pentameter |
a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable
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blank verse |
verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter
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dramatic monologue |
a poem in the form of a speech or narrative by an imagined person, in which the speaker inadvertently reveals aspects of their character while describing a particular situation or series of events.
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soliloquy |
a popular literary device often used in drama to reveal the innermost thoughts of a character.
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foil |
a character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character.
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pun |
a play on words in which a humorous effect is produced by using a word that suggests two or more meanings or by exploiting similar sounding words having different meanings.
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oxymoron |
a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect.
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paradox |
a statement that seems to contradict itself but is, never less, true |
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metric foot |
a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
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tragedy |
a form of drama based on human suffering that invokes an accompanying catharsis or pleasure in audiences.
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prose |
written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure
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imagery |
consists of descriptive words and phrases that re-create sensory experiences for the reader. |
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aside |
a dramatic device in which a character speaks his or her thoughts aloud, in words meant to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters |
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chorus |
part of a song or poem that is repeated following each verse.
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