Poetry Structural Elements

A group of words together in one line of a poem is....

• line break

• verse/line

• stanza

The termination of one line of poetry and the beginning of a new line....

• line break

• verse/line

• stanza

a group of lines arranged together in a poem--the paragraph of a poem

• line break

• verse/line

• stanza

A rhythmic pattern in poetry that is usually repeated. An arrangement of stressed/unstressed syllables arranged in equal order is called what?

• rhyme

• rhythm

• meter

The beat created by pattern of repeated sounds of a poem is called....

• rhyme

• rhythm

• meter

The repeating of sounds. Words that end in the same sound is called...

• rhyme

• rhythm

• meter

The pattern of which lines in the poem rhyme is...

• syllable

• repetition

• graphical element

• rhyme scheme

The action of repeating something that has

already been said or written

• syllable

• repetition

• graphical element

• rhyme scheme

Parts of words. Each part has a vowel sound.

• syllable

• graphical element

• repetition

• rhyme scheme

a poet's tool to change the meaning, emphasis, and flow of a poem.

Example: capital letters, line length, punctuation, word position, bold letters

• syllable

• repetition

• graphical element

• rhyme scheme