| A | B |
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| Poetic foot | unit of measure to measure at least one syllable |
| meter | a regular pattern of stressed, unstressed syllables that creates rhythm |
| scansion | to indicate the meter of a poem by marking syllables as stressed/unstressed |
| trochee | 2 syllable poetic foot; stressed/unstressed |
| iam | 2 syllables; unstressed/stressed |
| dactyl | 3 syllables; stressed/stressed/unstressed |
| anapestic | 3 syllables; unstressed/unstressed/stressed |
| spondee | 1 stressed syllable; stressed |
| sonnet | 14 lined poem written in iambic petameter, with specific restrictions on meter and rhyme schemes |
| quatrain | 4 lined stanza |
| couplet | 2 lined stanza |
| sestet | 6 lined stanza |
| octave | 8 lined stanza |
| turn | when the poets focus or mood changes |
| metaphysical conceit | a highly complicated complete metaphor with a surprise comparison |
| paradox | a contradiction that upon further inspection proves to be true |
| eternizing conceit | makes one immortal through poetry |
| carpe diem | seize the day |
| extended metaphor | a comparison of two dissimilar things that lost throughout the poems |
| apostrophe | when the poem directly addresses an abstract concept or dead person |
| hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration |
| pastoral poems | a poem that glorifies nature and country life |
| unrequited love; lover's complaint | when a poet grieves for a love that is not returned |
| synechdoche | when a part stands for the returned whole |
| patriotism | poet argues for his political views |
