Poetry Lingo

Front

What is a unified group of lines in poetry often marked by spacing?

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Stanza

Front

What is a brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art?

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Allusion

Front

What is a single line of poetry called?

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Verse

Front

What is the measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem?

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Meter

Front

What figure of speech makes a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile

Front

What is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words?

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Assonance

Front

What is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry?

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Meter

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

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Metaphor

Front

What is the use of the same consonant sound at the beginning of closely placed words?

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Alliteration

Front

What is the continuation of a sentence or clause beyond the end of a line in poetry?

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Enjambment