Shell Unseen Poetry Anthology

English Literature UNSEEN POETRY Key Words and Terminology

Caesura Enjambment Onomatopoeia

Rhyme Rhythm Stanza Pivotal, e.g. pivotal moment in a poem

Poignant Sibilance Elegy / Elegiac

Sonnet Volta (turning point or pivotal moment in a sonnet) Rhyming Couplet Quatrain Iambic Pentameter Syllable

Metaphysical Poetry Conceit Enigma / Enigma�c