Poetry Key Devices

Rhythm in poetry is the arrangement of stressed and unstressed __________

A three line stanza is called a __________

A four line stanza is called a _________

A five line stanza is called a __________

When a word in the middle of a line rhymes with a word at the end of the line, this is an example of __________rhyme.

A poem with no clear rhyme scheme or structure is called _____________ verse

A poem with structure but no rhyme is called ______________ verse

When a word or phrase is repeated at the start of a clause, this is an example of _________

In the phrase, “Death, be not proud,” a personification is being spoken to. This is an example of ___________

The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. Example: "The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain." This is an example of __________________