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TermDefinition
sonnet14 line poem written in Iambic pentameter
stanzaa division in poetry, usually of more than two lines
quatraina stanza of four lines
sesteta stanza of six lines
octavea stanza of eight lines
coupleta stanza of two rhyming lines
heroic coupleta stanza of two rhyming lines in poerty written in Iabic pentameter
turntraslation between parts 1 and 2 in a sonnet
italian sonnetpetrrchan sonnet
english sonnetshakespearian sonnet
allusiona bried reference to a person event place or work of art.
metonymya figure of speech in which a specifi word naming an object is substitutedc for another word with it is closely related.
apostrophya figure of language

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Creator littlegirl378
Created June 9, 2009
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Subject Englsih and Italian sonnets
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  7. apostrophy a figure of language - 1 miss