Poetic Conventions Flashcards
1
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stanza
A
a group of lines in a poem
2
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meter
A
the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
3
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foot
A
the basic unit of meter that consists of one stressed and one unstressed syllable
4
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enjambment
A
the continuation of a sentence past a line break in poetry
5
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rhyme
A
the repetition of the same or similar sounds at the ends of words
6
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exact rhyme
A
the use of identical sounds, as in love and dove
7
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slant rhyme
A
the use of similar sounds that do not match perfectly, as in prove and glove and bridge and grudge
8
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end rhyme
A
rhyming words at the ends of lines
9
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internal rhyme
A
rhyming words in the middle of lines
10
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rhyme scheme
A
pattern of rhyme, for example
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
11
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couplet
A
a pair of rhyming lines
12
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end-stopped line
A
sentence in poetry that ends at the end of the line
