vocabulary
The ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of lines; typically ABBAABBA for the octave and variations like CDECDE or CDC CDC for the sestet.
Rhyme scheme
A 14-line poem, often in iambic pentameter, stemming from the Italian sonetto ("little song").
Sonnet
The final six lines of the sonnet,
sestet
A question asked for effect, not requiring an answer, often used to introduce the problem in the octave.
Rhetorical question
A poetic meter consisting of five sets of unstressed/stressed syllables (da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM).
Iambic Pentameter