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Question 1

stanza

Answer 1

a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.

Question 2

rhyme scheme

Answer 2

the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song.

It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme; lines designated with the same letter all rhyme with each other.

Question 3

enjambment

Answer 3

In poetry, enjambment is incomplete syntax at the end of a line; the meaning ‘runs over’ or ‘steps over’ from one poetic line to the next, without punctuation.

Question 4

end-stopped line

Answer 4

An end-stopped line is a line of poetry in which a sentence or phrase comes to a conclusion at the end of the line.

For example, the poet C.P. Cavafy uses end-stopped lines in his poem “Ithaka” when he writes “Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey. / Without her you wouldn’t have set out. / She has nothing left to give you now.”

Question 5

alliteration

Answer 5

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

“sweet birds sang”

Question 6

metaphor

Answer 6

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

“Remus (a person) is a pig.”

Question 7

simile

Answer 7

A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things. Similes are often contrasted with metaphors, where similes necessarily compare two things using words such as “like”, “as”, “so”, or “than”,

“Grandpa is as wise as an owl”

Question 8

syntax

Answer 8

Syntax is the arrangement of language and order of words used to convey the poem’s content.

The ways in which poets select words to be grammatically arranged together and how these words sound together serve as the poet’s fingerprint or signature voice. Through syntax, the reader experiences the poem.

Question 9

diction

Answer 9

The linguistic style, the vocabulary, and the metaphors used in the writing of poetry.

also known as word choice

Question 10

allusion

Answer 10

Allusion is a reference to a person, event, or literary work outside the poem.

Allusions are usually implied or indirect, and poems with allusions do not necessarily cite the work or historical event they are referencing.