1Lyric
A type of poetry that expresses personal feelings or emotions. It is often written in the first person and has a musical quality.
2Epic
A long narrative poem that tells the story of heroic deeds or events from history or mythology.
3Dramatic Speaker
The persona or character that speaks in a dramatic work, such as a play or monologue.
4Voice
The distinctive style or tone of a writer or speaker.
5Persona
A character or identity that a poet or writer assumes in their work.
6Prosody
The study of the rhythm, meter, and sound patterns of poetry.
7Rhyme
The repetition of similar sounds at the end of words.
8End Rhyme
The repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines of poetry.
9Slant Rhyme
The repetition of similar sounds that are not exact, such as "love" and "move.".
10Consonance
The repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or at the end of words.
11Assonance
The repetition of vowel sounds in the middle or at the end of words.
12Alliteration
The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of multiple words.
13Rhythm
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
14Feet
The basic unit of rhythm in poetry, consisting of one stressed and one or more unstressed syllables.
15Iambic Pentameter
A type of rhythm in which each line has five iambs, or sets of unstressed and stressed syllables.
16Metaphor
A comparison between two things without using "like" or "as."
17Metonymy
A figure of speech in which one word is substituted for another closely related word.
18 Synecdoche
A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole.
19Simile
A comparison between two things using "like" or "as."
20Enjambment
The continuation of a sentence or clause from one line of poetry to the next.
21Tone
The writer's attitude towards their subject or audience.
22Agency
The capacity for a person or character to take action and influence events.
23Diction
The choice of words and language used by a writer or speaker.
24Latinate Diction
The use of words derived from Latin or Romance languages. associated with nobility
25Anglo-Saxon Diction
The use of words derived from Old English or Germanic languages. associated with the working class
26Speech Acts
The actions that are performed through language, such as apologies, exclamations, or praise.
27Inner Form
The structure and pattern of thought within a poem or other work of literature.
28Outer Form
The physical structure or pattern of a poem or other work of literature, such as a sonnet or villanelle.
29Sonnet
A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and structure.
30Italian/Petrarchan Sonnet
A type of sonnet with an eight-line octave and a six-line sestet.
31English/Shakespearean Sonnet
A type of sonnet with three four-line quatrains and a two-line couplet.
32Sonnet Corona
A sequence of 15 sonnets in which the last line of each sonnet becomes the first line of the next.
33Sestina
A poem consisting of six stanzas of six lines each and a final tercet, in which the same six words are repeated in a specific