Poetry Terms

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Rhythm

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The pattern of sounds in speech or writing.

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Stressed syllables

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Syllables that are emphasized in a word.

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Unstressed syllables

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Syllables that are not emphasized in a word.

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Refrain

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A repeated line or group of lines in a poem.

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Couplet

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Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.

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Internal rhyme

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Rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry.

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Free verse

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Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme.

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Blank verse

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Unrhymed iambic pentameter.

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

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Iambic pentameter

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A type of meter in poetry consisting of five iambs per line.