Structure Flashcards
1
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Rhyme scheme
A
The pattern of a poem’s end rhymes
Example: ABABCDCD
2
Q
Internal Ryhme
A
When a line of poetry contains a rhyme within an single line
3
Q
Slant Rhyme
A
When a poet creates a rhyme but the two words don’t rhyme exactly they are just similar
Example: stone and gone
4
Q
End Rhyme
A
When the last word of two different lines of poetry rhyme
5
Q
Meter
A
Organized arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in lines of poetry
6
Q
Iambic Pentameter
A
Poetry that is written in lines of 10 syllables alternating stresses and unstressed syllables
7
Q
Enjambment
A
The running over of a sentence or phrase from one poetic line to the next without terminal punctuation
8
Q
Caesura
A
A stop or pause in a metrical line often marked or punctuated or by a grammatical boundary
