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Poetry Terms (5)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Refrain | A phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem especially at the end of each stanza; chorus |
| Repetition | A literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer. |
| Rhyme | Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the end of lines of poetry. |
| Stanza | A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse |
| Verse | Writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme. |
| Sonnet | 14 lines with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg or abbaabba cdcdcd |