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Poetry Stack 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| rhyme | Repetition of sounds at the end of words |
| rhythm | the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry |
| iambic pentameter | a poetic meter that is made up of 5 stressed syllables each followed by an unstressed syllable. stressed and unstressed syllables. |
| blank verse | unrhymed iambic pentameter |
| tercet | three line stanza |
| sestet | a six-line stanza |
| octave | an eight-line stanza |
| internal rhyme | Rhyme that occurs within a line rather than at the end |
| refrain | the repetition of one or more phrases or lines at intervals in a poem |
| lyric poetry | a short poem that expresses emotional feelings |