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| rhythm | repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables |
| meter | regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables |
| couplet | two consecutive rhyming lines |
| free verse | poems that do not use a regular rhyme scheme |
| alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sounds |
| onomatopoeia | words whose sound imitates something |
| ballad | song-like poem that tells a story |
| epic | long, narrative poem about a hero |
| narrative poem | poem that tells a story |
| lyric poem | poem that expresses a feeling |
| ode | long, lyric poem usually praising something |
| sonnet | fourteen line lyric poem that follows a strict structure |
| elegy | poem for someone who has died |
