Poetry Terms Flashcards

Front

A single row of words in a poem

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line

Front

A group of lines that are separated from other groups by a blank line or indentation

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stanza

Front

A repeated line, phrase, or word that appears at regular intervals throughout a poem

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refrain

Front

A pair of lines in a poem that form a complete thought; can be rhymed or unrhymed

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couplet

Front

A stanza of four lines that can be a poem by itself or part of a longer poem

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quatrain

Front

The repetition of syllables at the end of a verse line

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end rhyme

Front

The pattern according to which end rhymes are repeated in works of poetry

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rhyme scheme

Front

Rhyme that occurs in the middle of lines of poetry

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internal rhyme

Front

The repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession

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alliteration

Front

A literary device in poetry that involves repeating vowel sounds in nearby words (aka “vowel rhyme”)

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assonance