Poetry Terms

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Iambic pentameter

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A line with five iambs (an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one)

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What is an example of a masculine ending in poetry?

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A line that ends on a stressed syllable

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What does a feminine ending in poetry mean?

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The line ends on an unstressed syllable

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What is an end-stopped line?

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A line that finishes with punctuation or a natural pause

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Which of the following lines is an example of iambic pentameter? "But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?", "To be, or not to be, that is the question.", "The woods are lovely, dark and deep.", "Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?"

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"But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?"

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Enjambment

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A line that carries over to the next without pause or punctuation.

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What is enjambment in poetry?

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A thought continues from one line to the next without punctuation.

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What punctuation is typically missing at the end of a line with enjambment?

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Pause or punctuation