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| Enjambement | Poetic expression that spans more than one line. Does not end with grammatical break, and whose sense is not complete without the following line(s). |
| Allusion | Indirect reference to person(s), event, statement, or theme found in literature, art, history or mythology. |
| Caesura | A pause in a line of poetry; dictated by natural speaking rhythm. |
| Strophe | Irregular, unrhymed division of a poem. |
| Stanza | Repeated, rhymed divisions of a poem, usually set off by a line of space. |
| Rhythm | Measured flow of words signifying the basic beat or pattern in language. |
| Rhyme | Repetition of identical vowel sounds in the stressed syllables of two or more words, as well as subsequent sounds after this vowel sound. |
| Meter | Regular pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in poetry. |
| Symbolism | Suggestive associations that stand for or suggest larger, more complex ideas, attitudes, or practices. |
| Apostrophe | Figure of speech in which the speaker addresses directly a person who is dead or otherwise not physically present; an imaginary person or entity; place or concept. |
