English

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language arranged in lines with a regular rhythm and often w/ a definite rhyme scheme

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Poetry

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the repetition of accented vowel sounds & all succeeding sounds in words that appear close together in verse

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rhyme

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the sounds of the accented vowels correspond exactly

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exact rhyme

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repeats sounds w/in the lines of verse

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internal rhyme

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a pair of successive rhymed lines poetry

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couplet

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the repetition of consonant sounds in a group of words close together

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alliteration

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the repetition of vowel sounds in a group of words

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assonance

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placed the rhyme sound at the end of the line of verse

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end rhyme

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the pattern of rhymes in a stanza or poem

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rhyme scheme

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the reappearance of a word, phrase, or stanza in any literary work

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repetition

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1 or more words or phrases that are repeated regularly in a poem, usually at the end of each stanza

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refrain

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the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables

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rhythm

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the regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of verse

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meter

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consists of 1 stressed syllable and 1 or more unstressed syllables

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metrical foot

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poetic lines written in unrhymed iambic pentameter

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blank verse

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poetry that doesn't have a fixed line length, stanza form, or rhyme scheme

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free verse

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basic meter in english; has five iambs

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iambic pentameter

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an unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable

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iamb

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group of related lines that forms a division of a poem or a song

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stanza

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a lyric poem having 14 rhymed lines, usually written in iambic pentameter

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sonnet

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group of 4 lines of verse which are unified in thought and sometimes in rhyme

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quatrains

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first 8 lines of a petrarchan sonnet

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octave

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the final 6 lines of a petrarchan sonnet

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sestet

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poem that tells a story

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narrative poem

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a long narrative poem that centers on a single important character

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epic

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originate as anonymous songs & are passed on orally before being written down

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folk ballad

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narrative poem that depends on regular verse patterns & strong rhymes for its effects

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ballad

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composed by a known writer

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literary ballad

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a 4-line stanza w/ the 2nd and 4th lines rhyming

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ballad stanza

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certain practicesor methods that are accepted by a reader even though they are not realistic

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conventions

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poetry in which one or more characters speak

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dramatic poetry

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monologue that constitutes the entire poem

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dramatic monologue

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verse which focuses on the emotions or thoughts of the speaker

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lyric poem

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figure of speech that uses exaggeration or overstatement for effect

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hyperbole

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speech that is favored by the usages of particular region or groups

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dialect

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a word that is not commonly used today

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archaic word