Poetry terms Flashcards
1
Q
Define stanza
A
Collection of lines in a poem
2
Q
Define Couplet
A
2 lines in a poem
3
Q
Define line
A
Sentence in a poem
4
Q
Define
Quatrain
A
4 line stanza
5
Q
Define Assonance
A
Repetition of the vowel sound
6
Q
Define enjambment
A
When lines run on without a pause
7
Q
Define Caesura
A
Pause in the middle of a line
8
Q
Define end stop line
A
Full stop at the end of a line
9
Q
Define Rhyme scheme
A
Pattern of rhymes in a poem
10
Q
Define Rhyming couplet
A
2 lines ending with the same rhyming sounds
