Poetry Defenitions Flashcards

1
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Couplet

A

Two lines next to each other which rhyme

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2
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Volta

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A change in thoughts or ideas within a poem

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3
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Quatrain

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A collection of 4 lines of poetry

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4
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Stanza

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A collection of lines

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5
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Assonance

A

Repetition of vowel sounds

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6
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Caesura

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A pause in the middle of a line

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7
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End stop line

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A line with a full stop at the end

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8
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Enjambment

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When lines run on from each other without punctuation

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