Poetry Terminology Flashcards by Amber Lafferty | Brainscape

Q

Stanza

A

Division of lines in a poem

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Petrarchan sonnet

A

14 line poem, octet a a sestet

Iambic pentameter

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Shakespearean sonnet

A

14 lines
3 quatrains and couplet
Iambic pentameter

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Volta

A

Turning point in sonnet

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Quatrain

A

Four-line verse

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Sestet

A

6 line verse

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Octet

A

8 line verse

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Enjambment

A

Run-on lines

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Caesura

A

Mid-line pause

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Iambic

A

One unstressed syllable followed by stressed

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Trimeter

A

Poetic meter containing 3 feet

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Tetrameter

A

Unit of poetic meter containing 4 feet

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Pentameter

A

Poetic meter containing 5 feet

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