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| an unstressed followed by a stressed syllable |
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| two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable |
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| the opposite of a Trochee, stressed followed by unstressed |
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| the opposite of a Spondee, two unstressed syllables |
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| Similar to a Shakespearean sonnet but with linking rhymes between quatrains |
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| giving an inanimate object humanesque qualities |
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| alliteration of the “S” sound |
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| when vowel sounds are similar |
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| talking to something you wouldn’t ordinarily talk to |
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| elaborate stage productions |
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| a literary poem epitomizing the dead |
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| a dirge for a single voice |
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| Contains a history of past friendship, a question of destiny, flowers, a procession of mourners, and consolation |
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| where a part stands for the whole |
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| Pretty, sweet, smooth verse |
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| discordant, ugly, rough verse |
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| 8 lines of iambic verse in the rhyme pattern of abababcc |
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| Using something that is closely related to the true word but in its place stands (“The school said…” - while in actuality the school didn’t actually say anything) |
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| tells a story, 4 line stanzas, strong narrative, tragic love, supernatural, historical elements, etc. |
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| monologue/dialogue, written in voice of character |
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| originally a song performed in ancient greece, now a fairly short poem in voice of recorder |
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