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A type of poetry that expresses personal feelings or emotions. It is often written in the first person and has a musical quality.

A long narrative poem that tells the story of heroic deeds or events from history or mythology.

The persona or character that speaks in a dramatic work, such as a play or monologue.

The distinctive style or tone of a writer or speaker.

A character or identity that a poet or writer assumes in their work.

The study of the rhythm, meter, and sound patterns of poetry.

The repetition of similar sounds at the end of words.

The repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines of poetry.

The repetition of similar sounds that are not exact, such as "love" and "move.".

The repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or at the end of words.

The repetition of vowel sounds in the middle or at the end of words.

The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of multiple words.

The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.

The basic unit of rhythm in poetry, consisting of one stressed and one or more unstressed syllables.

A type of rhythm in which each line has five iambs, or sets of unstressed and stressed syllables.

A comparison between two things without using "like" or "as."

A figure of speech in which one word is substituted for another closely related word.

A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole.

A comparison between two things using "like" or "as."

The continuation of a sentence or clause from one line of poetry to the next.

The writer's attitude towards their subject or audience.

The capacity for a person or character to take action and influence events.

The choice of words and language used by a writer or speaker.

The use of words derived from Latin or Romance languages. associated with nobility

The use of words derived from Old English or Germanic languages. associated with the working class

The actions that are performed through language, such as apologies, exclamations, or praise.

The structure and pattern of thought within a poem or other work of literature.

The physical structure or pattern of a poem or other work of literature, such as a sonnet or villanelle.

A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and structure.

A type of sonnet with an eight-line octave and a six-line sestet.

A type of sonnet with three four-line quatrains and a two-line couplet.

A sequence of 15 sonnets in which the last line of each sonnet becomes the first line of the next.

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