Poetry Literary Vocabulary - CKLA

Front

What is the place where a line ends in a poem?

Back

Line break

Front

What is the pattern of repeated rhyming words in a poem?

Back

Rhyme scheme

Front

What is a comparison of two different things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What is it called when the same form is repeated in a series of lines or stanzas?

Back

Parallel structure

Front

What is the blank space that divides two stanzas from each other?

Back

Stanza break

Front

What is a group of lines in a poem, often separated by a space?

Back

Stanza

Front

What is a type of poem that has a specific number of lines and a fixed rhyme scheme?

Back

Form

Front

What is the repetition of sounds at the end of words, often used in poetry?

Back

Rhyme

Front

What is a figure of speech that describes one thing as if it were another?

Back

Metaphor

Front

What is the rhythm or beat of a poem, created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables?

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Meter