Poetry Terms Flashcards

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Couplet

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A set of 2 lines in a poem

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Stanza

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Group of lines in a poem

Like a paragraph

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Quatrain

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A set of 4 lines in a poem

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Rhythm

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The pattern created by the stressed and unstressed syllables of words.

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Rhyme

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Repetition of identical or similar sounds

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Rhyme scheme

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A pattern of end rhymes; labeled by using letters(A B A B)

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Figurative language

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Language that is not meant to be interpreted literally

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Assonance

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Repetition of the vowel sounds

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Consonance

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Repetition of consonant sounds in nearby words with different vowels

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Paradox

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A statement that seems contradictory but actually may be true

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