Poetry Terms Test

Poetry Terms Test

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English

10th - 12th Grade

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1.

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Stanza

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A group of lines whose metrical pattern (and usually its rhyme scheme) is repeated throughout a poem.

2.

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Assonance

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The repetition at close intervals of the vowel sounds of accented syllables or important words.

3.

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Ballad

Back

A fairly short narrative poem written in a songlike stanza form.

4.

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Free Verse

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Nonmetrical poetry in which the basic rhythmic unit is the line, and in which pauses, line breaks, and formal patterns develop organically from the requirements of the poem.

5.

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Refrain

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A repeated word, phrase, line, or group of lines, normally at some fixed position in a poem written in stanzaic form.

6.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

7.

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Consonance

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The repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity, often at the end of words.

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