Poetic Devices 2024

Front

What is a three line stanza called?

Back

Tercet

Front

What is the term for repetitions of unstressed-stressed syllables?

Back

Iamb

Front

What is the term for repetitions of unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables?

Back

Anapest

Front

What is the rhythmic measure of a line in poetry?

Back

Meter

Front

What is a five line stanza called?

Back

Quintet

Front

What is a four line stanza called?

Back

Quatrain

Front

What is a six line stanza called?

Back

Sestet

Front

What is a pause in a line of poetry called?

Back

Caesura

Front

What is the term for a repeated phrase or line in a poem?

Back

Refrain

Front

What is the term for a pair of rhymed lines?

Back

Couplet