Literary terms
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words
What is: Alliteration
A lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject
What is: an Ode
A pause in a line of verse dictated by natural speaking rhythm
What is: a Caesura
Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words
What is: rhyme (if they said anything with rhyme in it they do get the points)
Cacophony
What is: Harsh, discordant sounds in a line or passage
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
What is: Anaphora
Poetry that tells a story
What is: Narrative Poetry
A metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables
What is: Dactyl
Words whose sounds are similar but not identical
What is: Half rhyme
Ballad
What is: A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas
An indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural,
literary, or political significance
What is: Allusion
A humorous poem of five lines with a rhyme scheme of AABBA
What is: a Limerick
The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
What is: Diction
A rhyme between stressed syllables followed by one or more unstressed syllables
What is: Feminine rhyme
The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words
What is: assonance
The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite
What is: Irony
A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead
What is: an Elegy
Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit
What is: a Couplet
Words that look like they should rhyme but do not
What is: Eye rhyme
A list of things, people, or events
What is: a Catalogue
The analysis of a poem's meter
What is: Scansion
A poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning
What is: an Aubade
A line of verse that ends in a full stop or comma
What is: An End-stopped line
Unrhymed verse written in iambic pentameter
What is: blank rhyme or blank verse
An extended metaphor with complex logic that governs a poetic passage or entire poem
What is: Conceit