Poetry Terms

Front

a group of lines in a poem that create one unit; usually separated from other units by a blank line.

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Stanza

Front

the last words of two or more lines in a poem rhyme.

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End Rhyme

Front

a rhyming pattern that occurs within a line or lines in a poem.

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Internal Rhyme

Front

 the pattern of end-of-line rhymes in a poem; indicated by letters of the alphabet.  (ex. ABABCDCD)

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Rhyme Scheme

Front

the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of a poem that creates the beat or flow.

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Rhythm

Front

repeating a word or phrase throughout a poem.

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Repetition

Front

a beginning consonant sound that repeats in a series of words. (ex. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers)

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Alliteration

Front

a vowel sound that repeats in a series of words. (The green string was in a tree)

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Assonance

Front

a consonant sound at the end of a word that repeats in a series of words. (Go past the first post in the forest.)

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Consonance

Front

giving human characteristics or abilities to an object or idea.

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Personification