Poetry Terms Review

Front

A stanza in poetry is...

Back

A group of lines arranged together (like a paragraph)

Front

True or false: Rhythm in poetry is defined as the beat created by the sounds of the words in a poem; it can be created using meter, rhymes, alliteration, and refrain.

Back

True

Front

A pattern of stressed (strong) and unstressed (weak) syllables is known as...

Back

meter

Front

Words that sound alike because they share the same ending vowel and consonant sounds are known as...

Back

rhymes

Front

True or false: A rhyme scheme has the following TWO characteristics:
1) a pattern of rhyming words or sounds (usually end rhyme, but not always)
2)uses the letters of the alphabet to represent sounds to be able to visually "see" the pattern

Back

True

Front

End rhyme is...

Back

when a word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line

Front

When a word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line, this is known as...

Back

internal rhyme

Front

Also known as imperfect or "close enough" rhyme; the words share either the same vowel or consonant sound BUT NOT BOTH (ex: ROSE, LOSE)

Back

near rhyme

Front

A sound, word, phrase or line repeated regularly in a poem (usually at the end of each stanza or verse) is known as a...

Back

refrain

Front

This literary technique is used in poetry to convey feeling and emotion and to set the mood for the work. It can be achieved through word choice, the grammatical arrangement of words (syntax), imagery, or details that are included or omitted.

Back

tone