Poetry Terms

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a line?

• is a complete sentence/thought

• 1 word, phrase, or can be a sentence

• may be short or long

• are not necessarily a complete sentence or thought

What is a stanza?

• a unit of meaning

• lines that are grouped together

• the pattern of rhyme within a poem

• the pattern of stressed or unstressed syllables within a poem

What is alliteration?

• a repetition of consonants or consonant sounds within words

• a repetition of consonants or consonant sounds, at the beginning of words

• The repetition of internal vowel sounds in neighboring words, not necessarily in sequence

• words that have different beginning sounds but whose ending sounds sound the same

What is consonance?

• a repetition of consonants or consonant sounds within words

• a repetition of consonants or consonant sounds, at the beginning of words

• The repetition of internal vowel sounds in neighboring words, not necessarily in sequence

• words that have different beginning sounds but whose ending sounds sound the same

What is assonance?

• a repetition of consonants or consonant sounds within words

• a repetition of consonants or consonant sounds, at the beginning of words

• The repetition of internal vowel sounds in neighboring words, not necessarily in sequence

• words that have different beginning sounds but whose ending sounds sound the same

What is rhyme?

• the pattern of rhyme with other lines in a poem or stanza

• the rhyming words within 1 line of poetry

• the rhyming words at the end of two or more lines

• this is created by words that have different beginning sounds but whose ending sound the same

What is internal rhyme?

• the pattern of rhyme with other lines in a poem or stanza

• the rhyming words within 1 line of poetry

• the rhyming words at the end of two or more lines

• this is created by words that have different beginning sounds but whose ending sound the same

What is end rhyme?

• the pattern of rhyme with other lines in a poem or stanza

• the rhyming words within 1 line of poetry

• the rhyming words at the end of two or more lines

• this is created by words that have different beginning sounds but whose ending sound the same

What is rhyme scheme?

• the pattern of rhyme with other lines in a poem or stanza

• the rhyming words within 1 line of poetry

• the rhyming words at the end of two or more lines

• this is created by words that have different beginning sounds but whose ending sound the same

What is a pattern of unstressed syllables within a line of verse?

• Rhyme

• Rhythm

• Internal Rhyme

• Rhyme scheme