Poetry Terms

A group of lines that give the poem its form

• white space

• stanza

• refrain

Using the same word, line, phrase, or stanza two or more times in a poem

• stanza

• refrain

• repetition

A phrase, line or stanza that is repeated throughout a poem, often after a stanza.

• white space

• refrain

• meter

Indicates that the writer wants the reader to pause

• white space

• tone

• line break

expresses the writer's feelings and attitude about the subject

• mood

• theme

• tone

The place where the poet chooses to end a line, often used to indicate rhythm or to represent meaning.

• refrain

• structure

• line break

rhythmical patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry

• meter

• tone

• mood

The voice behind the poem

• mood

• speaker

• theme

The feeling a reader gets from the poem

• mood

• theme

• rhythm

The arrangement of words or lines on the page to produce a desired effect

• shape poem

• rhyme

• structure