| A | B |
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| sonnet | poem of 14 lines following set rhyme schemes |
| Petrarchan sonnet rhyme scheme | abba abba cdcdcd |
| Shakespearean sonnet rhyme scheme | abab cdcd efef gg |
| haiku | poetry form which arouses one emotion and suggests a spiritual insight |
| epic poem | long narrative poem presenting a central heroic figure and episodes important to the history of a nation |
| free verse | poetry without rhyme, meter, or regular rhythm |
| blank verse | unrhymed iambic pentameter |
| elegy | sustained formal poem meditating on death |
| limerick | patterned form of light verse concerned with manners, morals, and peculiarities of ordinary people |
| couplet | two consecutive lines of verse featuring end rhyme and a complete idea |
| imagery | patterns of literal and concrete representation of sensory experience |
| alliteration | repetition of initial identical consonant sounds or vowel sounds in successive syllables |
