model
inspiration; blueprint
babylon
a reference to the Bible, here meaning a place of exile, loneliness, or oppression
starshine
the light of the stars
enjambment
a poetic technique of breaking lines in the middle of a phrase
rhetorical question
a question asked for dramatic effect rather than to seek a response
sonnet
a fourteen-line poetic form marked by a shift in tone and focus partway through
free verse
a type of poetry that follows no consistent or set meter, rhyme scheme, or formal structure
apostrophe
a poetic device in which a speaker addresses a reader or addressee in the second person
caesura
a poetic device in which a pause is inserted mid-line
