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A poem that expresses one complete thought or idea.

It has 14 lines and usually is in iambic pentameter.

It rhymes according to a certain rhyme scheme

In the strict/Italian form: a major group of 8 lines with a minor group of 6 after.

In the common English form: 3 quatrains followed by a couplet

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Imagery is the use of figurative language to appeal to one of the 5 senses. Literal imagery has one, clear meaning. Figurative imagery adds layers of meaning that require interpretation.

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A statement that contradicts iteself

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A figure of speech in which 2 opposite ideas are joined to create an effect. A common oxymoron phrase combines an adjective followed by a noun, usually with contrasting meanings.

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http://www.poetryfoundation.org/learning/glossary-term/tercet

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sonnet

http://www.chegg.com/homework-help/definitions/figurative-vs-literal-language-39

http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/paradox

http://literarydevices.net/oxymoron/

http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/quatrain

http://literarydevices.net/imagery/

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A stanza of four lines, often with an alternating rhyme pattern.

Elegiac stanza: a quatrain in iambic pentameter with ABAB rhyme scheme

Heroic stanza: a quatrain with two heroic couplets written in an elevated style with an ABAB rhyme scheme

Example: Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening

"He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there’s some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake."

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Set of 3 lines of verse that rhymes

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-Literary device which has two successive lines that rhyme and communicate a message

Example: Under the Sea by Raven-Symone

"Up on the shore they work all day
Out in the sun they slave away

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The use of components in a sentence that are grammatically similar in construction, sound, meaning, or meter

Example:

"When the going gets tough, the tough gets going." -Anonymous

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Main idea or underlying message of a literary work, stated either directly or indirectly

Example: Perseverance in See it Through by Edgar Guest, Lines 7, 21-22

"You may fail, but you may conquer,

You may fail, but fall still fighting;
Don't give up, whate'er you do."

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Form of verse which tells a narrative

Example: The Ballad of Billy the Kid by Billy Joel

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Billy Joel - The Ballad of Billy the Kid (Audio)