Poetry Vocabulary

Front

What is a stanza with two lines of verse called?

Back

Couplet

Front

What do we call a piece of poetry?

Back

Verse

Front

What is the use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word?

Back

Alliteration

Front

What term describes language that is not literal?

Back

Figurative

Front

What quality reveals the attitudes of the author in a piece of writing?

Back

Tone

Front

What is a poem that tells a story, often involving heroic deeds?

Back

Epic

Front

What is a three-line poem with a specific syllable pattern (5-7-5)?

Back

Haiku

Front

What is the repetition of vowel sounds within words called?

Back

Assonance

Front

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

Back

Meter

Front

What is a repeated line or phrase in a poem called?

Back

Refrain