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Anaphora

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Repetition of an idea at the beginning of a stanza/line. E.g “I have a dream”

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Caesura

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A pause in a line through punctuation.

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Enjambment

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A line ending and flowing over to the next with no punctuation OR over to the next stanza.

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Refrain

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Repetition of a line usually at the end of a stanza.

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Rhetorical question

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A question with no answer, usually used to make a point.

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Stanza

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A paragraph in poetry

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Rhyming

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Similar sounds at the end of words (often at the end of a line).

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