Poetry Skills Vocabulary

Front

What is the act of repeating words, phrases, lines, or stanzas in poetry?

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Repetition

Front

What do you call a stanza of 4 lines in a poem that can be rhymed or unrhymed?

Back

Quatrain

Front

What is the term for the repetition of syllables in poetry?

Back

Rhyme

Front

What is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem called?

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Rhyme scheme

Front

What is a group of lines in a poem called?

Back

Stanza

Front

What is a stanza of 3 lines in a poem called?

Back

Tercet

Front

What do you call a pair of rhymed lines in a poem?

Back

Couplet

Front

What is the term for a poem that has a specific rhyme scheme and structure, often with 19 lines?

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Villanelle

Front

What is the term for the use of language that appeals to the senses in poetry?

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Imagery

Front

What do you call a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile