Poetry literary devices
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 poetry | language arranged in lines, with a regular rhythm and often a definite rhyme scheme |
| ballad | a story told in verse usually meant to be sung |
| blank verse | verse written in unrhymed iambic pentameter where each line usually contains ten syllables and every other syllable is stressed |
| dramatic poem | a poem that utilizes the techniques of drama |
| epic | a long, narrative poem that relates the deeds of a hero |
| free verse | poetry that has no fixed meter or pattern and that depends on natural speech rhythms |
| literary ballad | a story told in verse where the writer imitates a folk ballad |
| lyric poetry | poetry that expresses a speaker's personal thoughts or feelings |
| narrative poetry | poetry that tells a story |
| petrarchan sonnet | a fourteen line lyrical poem consisting of two parts: the octave and the sestet |
| Shakespearean sonnet | a fourteen line lyric poem consisting of three quatrains and a concluding couplet |
| sonnet | a fourteen line poem |
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