Internal rhyme
Rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end or in the middle of the next
Metaphor
Word or phrase applied to an object to which doesn’t imply it literal meaning
Metaphysical conceit
Analogy between ones spiritual qualities and an object in the physical world and sometimes controls the whole structure of the poem
Meter
Stressed and unstressed syllabic pattern in a verse or within lines of a poem. Stressed longer and Unstressed shorter
Octave
A verse form consisting of eight lines of iambic pentameter
Onomatopoeia
Sounds moo bam swish
Paradox
Statement that seems self contradictory but may include latent truth “ I cannot agree or disagree to that statement”
Personification
Human qualities given to object s etc
Petrarchan sonnet
Sonnet consisting of an octave with one of many rhyme scheme
Pyrrhic foot (prosody)
Metrical form consisting of two unaccented short syllables
Quatrain
Stanza of four lines, especially one with alternate rhymes
Refrain
Phrase or line repeated at intervals within a poem