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Poetry Terms

Poetry Terms Flashcards for English II Honors

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the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines anaphora
repetition of accented vowel sounds in words that are close together in a poem assonance
song or song-like poem that tells a story ballad
poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme blank verse
repetition of consonant sounds at the end of words consonance
two consecutive lines of poetry that form a unit couplet
the continuing without pause from one line of verse to another enjambment
a generally regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry foot
poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter free verse
Japanese verse form consisting of three lines and usually 17 syllables (5 in the first line, 7 in the second, and 5 in the third). Usually written about nature. haiku
two successive rhyming lines of poetry in iambic pentameter; usually found at the end of the English sonnet. heroic couplet
a metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable iamb
line of poetry made up of five iambs iambic pentameter
rhyme that occurs within lines internal rhyme
poetry that expresses a speaker’s emotions or thoughts and does not tell a story lyric
one of the units of rhythm into which a line of poetry is divided meter
the inconsistent combination of two or more metaphors mixed metaphor
repeated word, phrase, line, or group of lines refrain
14 line lyric poem, usually written in iambic pentameter sonnet
refers to various parts of poetry, such as a single line of poetry, a stanza, or the entire poem verse
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