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Ballad

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A narrative poem, often of folk origin and intended to be sung, consisting of simple stanzas and usually having a refrain.

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Rhyming couplets

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two lines of the same length that rhyme

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Sonnet

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A poem consisting of 14 lines in iambic pentameter, usually with a rhyme scheme

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Free verse

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Non rhyming lines that closely follow the natural rhythms of speech

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Quatrain

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A four line stanza, rhyming

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Refrain

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A phrase or line repeated at intervals within a poem

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Monologue

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Speech of a single character, often to express their mental thoughts aloud

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Blank verse

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A poem with no rhyme but with iambic pentameter

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Narrative

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A poem that tells a story