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Poetry Terms
The Poetry Terms for Mr. Shaw's class.
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English
9th Grade
02/27/2012

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Alliteration
Definition
Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words
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Assonance
Definition
Repetition of vowel sounds without repeating consonants
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Blank Verse
Definition
Unrhymed form of poetry. Each line normally consists of 10 syllables in which every other syllable is stressed
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Caesura
Definition
Pause or sudden break in a line of poetry
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Canto
Definition
main division of a long poem
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Consonance
Definition
Repetition of initial consonant sounds, bu not limited to first letters of words
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Couplet
Definition
Pair of lines of verse of the same length that usually rhyme
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End Rhyme
Definition
Rhyming words that appear at the end of two or more lines of poetry
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Enjambment
Definition
Running over a sentence from one line to another
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Foot
Definition
Smallest repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poetic line
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Free Verse
Definition
Poetry that does not have regular meter or rhyme scheme
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Haiku
Definition
Form of poetry that has three lines: 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables. Traditionally nature is the subject.
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Heroic Couplet
Definition
Consists of two successive rhyming lines that contain a complete thought
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Internal Rhyme
Definition
Rhyming words appear in the same line of petry
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Lyric
Definition
Short verse that is intended to express the emotions of the author
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Meter
Definition
Patterned repetition of stress and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
Use of words whose sound suggests its meaning (clang, buzz, pow)
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Refrain
Definition
Repetition of a line or phrase of a poem at regular intervals, especially at the end of each stanza
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Repetition
Definition
Repeating of a word, a phrase, or an idea for emphasis or for rhythmic effect
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Rhyme
Definition
The similarity or likeness of sound existing between two words
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Rhythm
Definition
Regular or random occurrence of sound in poetry. Regular rhythm = meter Random occurrence = free verse
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Sonnet
Definition
Poem consisting of fourteen lines of iambic pentameter
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Stanza
Definition
Division of poetry named for the number of lines it contains
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Couplet
Definition
Two-line stanza
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Quatraint
Definition
Four-lined stanza
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Sestet
Definition
Six-lined stanza
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Octave
Definition
Eight-lined stanza
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