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what is a stanza

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a group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit; a division of poem that is often referred to as a “paragraph of poetry”

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what is a couplet

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a two line stanza

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what is a triplet

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a three line stanza

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what is a quatrain

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a four line stanza

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what is a quintet

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a five line stanza

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what is a sestet

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a six line stanza

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what is a septet

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a seven line stanza

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what is an octave

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an eight line stanza

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what is rhyme

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the similarity or likeness of sound in two or more words

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what is perfect rhyme

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rhyme involving sounds that are exactly the same

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what is imperfect rhyme

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rhyme involving sounds that are similar but not exactly the same

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what is eye rhyme

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rhymes that depend on spelling rather than sound

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what is end rhyme

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rhyme between words that occur at the ends of two or more lines

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what is internal rhyme

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rhyme between words occurring within a single line of poetry

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what is rhyme scheme

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the pattern or sequence in which rhyme occurs

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what is rhythm

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the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry; may be regular or irregular

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what is meter

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the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

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what is a foot

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a unit of meter

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what is scansion

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marking lines of poetry to show the number and type of feet they contain

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what is iambic foot

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a two syllable foot with the stress on the second syllable. the most common foot in English

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what is trochaic foot

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a two syllable foot with the stress on the first syllable

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what is spondaic foot

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a two syllable with the stress on both syllables

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what is pyrrhic foot

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a two syllable foot with no stressed syllables

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what is anapestic foot

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a three syllable foot with the stress on the last syllable

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what is dactylic foot

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a three syllable foot with the stress on the first syllable

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what is monometer

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one foot per line

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what is dimeter

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two feet per line

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what is trimeter

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three feet per line

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what is tetrameter

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four feet per line

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what is pentameter

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5 feet per line

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what is hexameter

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6 feet per line

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what is heptameter

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7 feet per line

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what is octameter

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8 feet per line

34
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what is rhymed verse

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consists of a verse with end rhyme and regular meter

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what is blank verse

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consists of unrhymed iambic pentameter

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what is free verse

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consists of lines of poetry that do not have a regular rhythm and do not rhyme

37
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what is run-on line / enjambment

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a line of verse which continues into the following line without a grammatical break

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a group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit; a division of poem that is often referred to as a “paragraph of poetry”

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stanza

39
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a two line stanza

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couplet

40
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a three line stanza

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triplet

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a four line stanza

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quatrain

42
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a five line stanza

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quintet

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a six line stanza

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sestet

44
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a seven line stanza

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septet

45
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an eight line stanza

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octave

46
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the similarity or likeness of sound in two or more words

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rhyme

47
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rhyme involving sounds that are exactly the same

A

perfect rhyme

48
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rhyme involving sounds that are similar but not exactly the same

A

imperfect rhyme

49
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rhymes that depend on spelling rather than sound

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eye rhyme

50
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rhyme between words that occur at the ends of two or more lines

A

end rhyme

51
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rhyme between words occurring within a single line of poetry

A

internal rhyme

52
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the pattern or sequence in which rhyme occurs

A

rhyme scheme

53
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the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry; may be regular or irregular

A

rhythm

54
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the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

A

meter

55
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a unit of meter

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foot

56
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marking lines of poetry to show the number and type of feet they contain

A

scansion

57
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a two syllable foot with the stress on the second syllable. the most common foot in English

A

iambic foot

58
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a two syllable foot with the stress on the first syllable

A

trochaic foot

59
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a two syllable with the stress on both syllables

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spondaic foot

60
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a two syllable foot with no stressed syllables

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pyrrhic foot

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a three syllable foot with the stress on the last syllable

A

anapestic foot

62
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a three syllable foot with the stress on the first syllable

A

dactylic foot

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one foot per line

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monometer

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two feet per line

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dimeter

65
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three feet per line

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trimeter

66
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four feet per line

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tetrameter

67
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5 feet per line

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pentameter

68
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6 feet per line

A

hexameter

69
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7 feet per line

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heptameter

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8 feet per line

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octameter

71
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consists of a verse with end rhyme and regular meter

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rhymed verse

72
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consists of unrhymed iambic pentameter

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blank verse

73
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consists of lines of poetry that do not have a regular rhythm and do not rhyme

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free verse

74
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a line of verse which continues into the following line without a grammatical break

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run on line / enjambment

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