Poetry Vocabulary

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A stanza in a poem that has exactly FOUR lines.

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Quatrain

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A single line of poetry.

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Verse

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The pattern formed by the rhyming words at the end of lines.

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Rhyme Scheme

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The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry. Depending on the arrangement, this may be fast, slow, choppy, or smooth.

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Rhythm

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Two lines that rhyme, but they also often have the same meter, or rhythmic structure in a verse or line.

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Couplet

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A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.

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Stanza

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The repetition of the same or similar sounds.

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Rhyme

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The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet's placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.

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Meter

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Uses punctuation and capitalization to create meaning or add effect in poetry. The poem may also be represented through visuals.

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Graphical Elements

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What describes the organization of words and lines in a poem, including its rhyme scheme and meter?

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Poetic Structure