It's a Stanza
All about Rhyme
Poetry Measurement
Those VERSES
Those TERMS
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A group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit, often referred to as a "paragraph of poetry"
What is a stanza?
100
the similarity or likeness of sound in two or more words
What is rhyme?
100
a regularized pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry; the intentional arrangement of language in which the accented syllables occur at equal intervals of time
What is meter?
100
poetic forms, main types: rhymed, blank, free, and metrical
What is verse forms?
100
the continuation of the sense and grammatical construction of a line on to the next line or stanza (no end punctuation)
What is enjambment?
200
2 line stanza
What is a couplet?
200
the repetition of accented vowel sound and all succeeding sounds in important words / Ex. old-cold, order-recorder, court-report
What is perfect rhyme?
200
the process of marking lines of poetry to determine the meter; that is marking the accented and unaccented syllables, dividing the lines into feet, identifying the most common type of foot, and noting significant variations from that pattern
What is scansion?
200
has regular meter and a rhyme scheme
What is rhymed verse?
200
a Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables
What is a Haiku?
300
8 line stanza
What is an octave?
300
rhyme that appears correct from spelling but does not rhyme because of pronunciation / Ex. watch-match, love-move, daughter-laughter
What is eye rhyme?
300
the basic unit of meter used in the scansion or measurement of verse, either consisting of 2 or 3 syllables Iambic foot = U /
What is foot? What is the most common foot in English language?
300
A poem written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.
What is blank verse?
300
a sonnet consisting of an octave with rhyme pattern abbaabba followed by six lines with a rhyme pattern of cdecde OR cdcdcd
What is an Italian sonnet?
400
4 line stanza
What is a quatrain?
400
rhyme that occurs between words found at the ends of two or more lines in a poem Ex. "From my boyhood I remember A crystal moment of September"
What is end rhyme?
400
iambic foot U / trochaic foot / U spondaic foot / / pyrrhic foot U U anapestic foot U U / dactylic foot / U U /=stressed U=unstressed
What is the six types of feet?
400
no regular metrical rhythm or end rhyme
What is free verse?
400
a lyric poem that consists of 14 lines with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg
What is a Shakespearean sonnet?
500
5 line stanza
What is a quintet?
500
rhyme between words that occurs within a single line of poetry / Ex. "O fleet, sweet sorrow"
What is internal rhyme?
500
five feet per line Ex. U / U / U / U / U /
What is pentameter?
500
has regular meter but no rhyme scheme
What is metrical verse?
500
a poem that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet. Many songs are written using this type of writing.
What is a lyric poem?
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