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| A unit of poetic rhythm that consists of an unstressed followed by a stressed syllable (unite, repeat, insist) |
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| A unit of poetic rhythm that consists of a stressed followed by an unstressed syllable (unit, reaper, instant) |
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| A unit of poetic rhythm that consists of two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable (intercede, disarranged) |
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| A unit of poetic rhythm that consists of a stressed followed by two unstressed syllables (Washington, Ecuador) |
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| A unit of poetic rhythm that consists of two successive stressed syllables (heartbreak, headline) |
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| Determined using a numerical prefix with -meter (e.g. hexameter is six feet). |
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| A strong grammatical pause within a line. |
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| Using run-on lines in poetry (i.e. "straddling") |
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| The reversal of grammatical structure in successive phrases or clauses. (e.g. "By the day the frolic and the dance by night.") |
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| Italian play form that included stock characters in which plot and dialog were often improvised for comedic impact. |
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| Achieved when a writer aims at the sublime, but overreaches him or herself and topples into the absurd. |
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| A figure of speech in which the part stands for the whole, and thus something else is understood within the thing mentioned. (e.g. "give us this day our daily bread" The bread stands for the meals of the day) |
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| A kind of drama chiefly concerned with presenting a society of elegance and stylishness. It dealt with the intricacies of sexual and marital intrigue. |
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| An elaborate form of courtly entertainment that was particularly popular in the reigns of Elizabeth I, James I, and Charles I. Ben Jonson perfected the genre with the help of Inigo Jones, who created lavish sets and costumes and special effects. |
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| A figure of speech which contains an understatement for emphasis. (e.g. "That's not bad." meaning that it's actually very good) |
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| Dramatic works during the Middle Ages that were based on the Bible and were particularly concerned with the stories of man's Creation, Fall, and Redemption. |
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| A story with a double meaning: The surface meaning and the under-surface meaning. |
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