Poetic structure Vocabulary

How language is divided in a poem.

• line

• tone

• stanza

A group of lines in a poem.

In an article, you would call it a

“paragraph”.

• Rhyme Scheme

• Repetition

• Stanza

The beat of a poem.

• Repetition

• Rhythm

• Line

The repetition of rhyme used

in a poem using a pattern . The pattern is outlined using letters

• Assonance

• Tone

• Rhyme Scheme

Words repeated to make the poet’s idea more clear or more memorable.

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Tone

Similar VOWEL sounds in words that repeat.

Ex.) The mother cooed a soothing tune to her baby.

• Rhythm

• Assonance

• Rhyme Scheme

The repetition of the same sound of at the beginning of a word.

Ex.) The fancy pharaoh found his phone.

• Stanza

• Tone

• Alliteration

The feeling or behavior the author has toward the subject.

• repetition

• Tone

• Stanza