linked by alliteration or assonance

refers to the repetition of vowel sounds

“dawn songs”

unrhymed iambic pentameter

two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed one

two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed one; the meter of the poem thus consists of the name of the foot most frequently found in the poem joined to the basic line length

referring to a narrative poem, a play, or a work of prose fiction that bears meaning on both a literal and a figurative or moral level

the repetition of sound in poetry or prose

three forms without fixed length; seven or eight line stanzas, usually in groups of three; each stanza ends with the same line

three-syllable foot with the accent on the middle syllable

the rhyme, the rhythm, the rounded-off pattern formed by the stanzas

two consecutive lines that rhyme

accentual-syllabic meters dividing each line of poetry; one stressed syllable with its attendant unstressed syllables

two stresses per line

one of the most common is the iambic, which has two syllables

because your voice stops at the end of them, the first and fifth lines

three syllables, the first stressed

oriental poetry, especially in the brief, seventeen-syllable form

six stresses (also known as an alexandrine)

an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one

many phrases recur throughout the stanzas, creating a melancholy, hypnotic effect

consists of an octet, rhymed abba abba, and sestet, rhymed either cdcdcd or cdecde

a four-syllable foot

we recognize in them traditional terms, pairings, and comparisons; gains its effects through unexpected juxtapositions of common words, bringing new meaning into the ordinary

a figure of speech in which opposite or contradictory ideas or terms are combined

its rhythm depends not only on the number of stressed syllables, but also on the total number of syllables per line, and on the placement of the stresses within that totality

heavily patterned; tended to be static, stating a position and then elaborating on it

a seven-line stanza rhyming ababbcc

has two syllables, the first stressed

free verse, and not always unrhymed form

a fixed total length of five lines

two-syllable foot with both syllables accented

four stresses

has three lines, but only the first and last rhyme

has three lines that rhyme

a (“transfer of name”) the name of a thing is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.

five stresses

addressed directly to the person for whom the ballade is being written; ends with the refrain