Poetry Vocabulary Part 1

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A piece of writing that conveys a message through language, emphasizing language's musical qualities.

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poem

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The voice behind the poem is called the

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speaker

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A unit in poetry that consists of any words arranged in a row.

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line

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A grouping of lines that form a unit in a poem.

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Stanza

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A specific line or lines that are repeated in a poem.

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Refrain

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a set or group of three lines of verse rhyming or connected by rhyme

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tercet

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A poem or stanza composed of five lines.

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Cinquain

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Two successive lines of poetry, often rhymed.

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Couplet

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A four-line stanza or grouping of four lines of verse.

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quatrain

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A word or phrase that replaces the name of an object or concept for another to which it is related.

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Metonymy