Poetry Vocabulary

Front

What is the term for rhyme within a line of poetry?

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Internal rhyme

Front

Who is the author of a poem called?

Back

Poet

Front

What is a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound in poetry?

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Rhythm

Front

What do we call a group of words that make up one line in a poem?

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Line

Front

What is the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem called?

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Rhyme scheme

Front

What is a group of lines in a poem called?

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Stanza

Front

What is the term for a repeated line or phrase in a poem?

Back

Refrain

Front

What do we call the person who reads a poem aloud?

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Speaker

Front

What is the term for the main idea or message of a poem?

Back

Theme

Front

What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as' in poetry?

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Simile