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Wrenched accent
forced change in normal accent of a word syllable(s); sometimes used for comic effect
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Vehicle
part of metaphor that embodies the analogy
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Verse paragraph
line grouping of varying length, as distinct from stanzas of equal length; the usual division in blank verse
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Verset
short verse, especially one from a sacred book
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Versicle
little verse or short passage said or sung as part of public worship call and response
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Villanelle
five 3-line stanzas followed by a quatrain and having only two rhymes
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Volta
place where a distinct turn of thought occurs
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Tanka
classic form of Japanese poetry with five unrhymed lines of five, seven, five, seven, and seven syllables to capture the essence of a single event, image, or mood
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Tautology
unnecessary and excessive repetition of same idea in different words in the same sentence
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Tenor
thing being describe in a metaphor; carried by the vehicle
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Ternary meter
consists of three syllables per foot, as in dactylic or anapestic meters; also referred to as triple meters
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Terza rima
consists of tercets, usually in iambic pentameter with a chain or interlocking rhyme scheme; concludes with a separate line added at end of poem
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Tetrameter
verse consisting of four metrical feet
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Thesis
unaccented part of the poetic food
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Trimeter
three metrical feet or three dipodies
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Trochee
metrical foot with a long or accented syllable followed by a short or unaccented syllable
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Trope
intentional, figurative use of a word or expression such as irony, metaphor, or synedoche
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