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Poetic Structure
Terms and Definitions
Term | Definition |
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Stanza | Means “room” in Italian. It is a grouped set of lines within a poem, usually set off from other stanzas by white space above and below. It is also called a verse. |
Couplet | A pair of lines that rhyme. |
Poem for Two Voices | A poem written in two columns. Two students read the poem, and each chooses a column to read. When there are words that appear on the same line, the students read those words in unison. |
Line break | The place where a poet chooses to end one line and begin another. It can be written without traditional punctuation. |
White space | The area around the poem. |
Alignment (Left, right, center) | The way the words of a poem line up on the page. |