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Poetry Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds in words "Doodling ducks dove deeper in Don's Den." |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sounds without repeating consonants "Blind eyes blaze like fine meteors." |
| blank verse | unrhymed form of poetry. each line normally consists of 10 syllables in which every other syllable is stressed |
| caesura | pause or sudden break in a line of poetry |
| canto | main division of a long poem |
| consonance | repetition of initial consonant sounds, but not limited to first letters of words "the flag of truth unfuried frightful giraffes." |
| couplet | pair of lines of verse of the same length that usually rhyme |
| end rhyme | rhyming words that appear at the end of two or more lines of poetry. |
| enjambment | running over a sentence or thought from one line to another |
| foot | smallest repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poetic line |
| free verse | poetry that does not have regular meter or rhyme scheme |
| haiku | form of japanese poetry that has three lines: 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables. traditionally the subject is nature |
| heroic couplet | consists of two successive rhyming lines that contain a complete thought |
| internal rhyme | rhyming words appear in the same lines of poetry "you break my [eyes] with a look that [buys] sweet cake" |
| lyric | short verse that is intended to express the emotions of the author |
| meter | patterned repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables of a line of poetry |
| onomatopoeia | use of words whose sound suggests its meaning |
| refrain | repetition of a line or phrase of a poem at regular intervals, especially at the end of each stanza |
| repetition | repeating of a words, a phrase, or an idea for emphasis or for rhythmic effect. "someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door." |
| rhyme | the similarity or likeness of sound existing between two words |
| rhythm | regular or random occurrence of sound in poetry (regular rhythm = meter, random occurrences = free verse) |
| sonnet | poem consisting of fourteen lines of iambic pentameter |
| stanza | division of poetry named for the number of lines it contains |
| couplet | two-line stanza |
Created by:
Molly Turner
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