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Petrarchan Sonnet a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd Threnody a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person Terza Rima an Italian form of iambic verse consisting of eleven-syllable lines arranged in tercets, the middle line of each tercet rhyming with the first and last lines of the following tercet Interior Monologue speech made by one person speaking his or her thoughts aloud or directly addressing a reader, audience, or character. Innuendo a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) Pastoral Elegy A poem about death and idyllic rural life - often featuring shepherds. Ballad a narrative poem of popular origin Folk Ballad a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture Literary Ballad A narrative poem that is written in deliberate imitation of the language, form, and spirit of the traditional ballad. Canon a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired Canto a major division of a long poem Conceit a fanciful expression in writing or speech; a deliberate metaphor Dirge a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person