abecedarius A special type of acrostic in which the first letter of every word, strophe or verse follows the order of the alphabet. acatalexis An acatalectic line of verse is one having the metrically complete number of syllables in the

dactyl dandy Débat death poem decadence decasyllable decorum denotation The most literal and limited meaning of a word, regardless of what one may feel about it or the

echo verse eclogue ekphrasis A vivid, graphic, or dramatic written commentary or description of another visual form of art. elegy elision emblem

gallows humor gathering genetic fallacy genre Georgian poetry gesta Accounts of deeds or tales of adventure, often with morals attached to each

ballad ballade ballad stanza bard A distinguished poet, especially one serving in an official capacity whose task it was, in many cultures of Celtic origin, to celebrate national events,

cadence In poetry, cadence describes the fall in pitch of the intonation of the voice, and its modulated inflection with the rise and fall of its sound. caesura A break or pause in a line of poetry, dictated by the natural rhythm of the language and/or enforced by punctuation.

fable fabliau fairy tale falling action falling rhythm fancy and imagination fantasy farce feminine ending feminine rhyme A rhyme with two syllables,