| Term | Definition |
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| Gothic Mode | A mode that emphasizes extremes of emotion, especially fear, which it arouses through the use of elements such as perverted and (or) insane villains, ghostly apparitions, and sinister, ancient, or foreign settings. |
| Meter (Metrical Pattern) | A measurable pattern of sounds in one or more lines of verse. |
| Rhyme Scheme | A pattern of end rhymes that occurs consistently throughout a stanza or poem. |
| Romanticism | An artistic movement which emphasizes pleasure in the natural world, fascination with the legends of the past and with supernatural beings, creativity, imagination, exploration of human emotions, human activity (struggle and striving), and even rebellion. |
| Romantic Mode (Post-Enlightenment) | A mode that expresses vivid, deep, and (or) uncontrollable emotions, fascination with the supernatural, historical cultures, erotic love, love for nature, and human struggles (including rebellion). |
| Sentimental Mode | A mode that emphasizes strong emotions and emotional sensitivity, including extremes such as passionate love or absolute terror. It arouses a mood of heightened and intense feeling. |
| Stanza | A group of lines which can be recognized as a separate unit in the overall pattern of a poem. A group of lines is a stanza if one or more of the following is true: 1) it is set off from other groups of lines by spaces (the most common type), 2) it has a self-contained metrical pattern, or 3) it has a self-contained rhyme scheme. |
| Stress (Accent) | The emphasis laid on a sound or syllable. |
| Syllable | A part of a word that is pronounced as a single unit, with one dominant sound. It usually consists of a vowel (i.e. "o" in "open") or of a vowel plus one or more consonants (i.e. "pen" in "open"). |
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