Poetic Forms And Techniques

noun a pair of lines of verse, typically rhyming and of the same length

• The poet ended his sonnet with a powerful couplet that summarized the main theme.
• I love how the couplet at the end of the poem ties everything together.
• The couplet in that rap battle was fire!
• The couplet of sunshine and laughter brightened up her day.

adjective relating to or characteristic of an elegy; expressing sorrow or lamentation

• The elegiac tone of the poem reflected the poet's feelings of loss and longing.
• The movie had an elegiac ending that left everyone in tears.
• The song was so elegiac, it really hit me in the feels.
• The abandoned house had an elegiac feel, as if it held memories of a bygone era.

noun the omission or suppression of a sound or syllable

verb to omit or suppress (a sound or syllable) when speaking

• In order to maintain brevity, the author chose to elide certain details from the report.
• I'll just elide that part of the story when I tell it to my friends.
• Let's just elide the boring parts and get to the good stuff.
• She tends to elide the truth when it suits her purposes.

adjective relating to or using a system of versification based on the number of stresses, or accents, in a line of verse and the number of syllables in each foot.

adverb not applicable

• The accentual-syllabic meter is commonly used in traditional English poetry.
• I struggle with understanding the accentual-syllabic structure of poems.
• I don't get why we have to learn about accentual-syllabic stuff in English class.
• The accentual-syllabic rhythm of the music filled the room with energy.