Vocab
Vocab pt. 2
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100

a long dash that creates a strong pause or emphasis

em dash

100

a beat in a word

syllable

100
the meter in a sonnet

iambic pentameter

200

the big idea or point the poet wants the reader to understand

argument/main message

200

creates pauses, stops, and meaning

punctuation

200

structure or shape of poem

form

300

poet's word choice

diction

300

a single row of words

line

300

when a line continues onto the next without pausing

enjambment

400

the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

meter

400

paragraphs in poetry

stanzas

400

most common rhyme scheme

AABB or ABAB

500

pattern of rhyme at the end of each line

rhyme scheme

500

creates imaginative comparisons

figurative language

500

the poet who likes to use a lot of em dashes

Emily Dickinson