Elements of Poetry Review

Front

A stanza that contains FOUR lines is called?

Back

Quatrain

Front

A verse or phrase that is repeated at intervals throughout a song or poem is called?

Back

Refrain

Front

Language that does not mean what it literally says is called?

Back

Figurative Language

Front

Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme and are of the same length and rhythm are called?

Back

Couplet

Front

Repeating a word or phrase for emphasis is called?

Back

Repetition

Front

Lines grouped together by rhythmical pattern and meter are called?

Back

Stanza

Front

A phrase in a poetic line that carries onto the next line before it is ready to be punctuated is called?

Back

Enjambment

Front

The lines in a poem that contain rhythm, pattern, and rhyme are called?

Back

Verse

Front

The similarity of sounds that generally happens at the ends of lines is called?

Back

Rhyme

Front

The comparison of two unalike things using "like" or "as" is called?

Back

Simile