Poetic terms

A group of lines in a poem, separated by a space

• Form

• Stanza

• Free Verse

• Rhythm

Poetry that follows a set of rules and structures

• Organic poetry

• free verse

• Traditional Poetry

• Diction

Poetry that does not follow a set structure or rules

• free verse

• rhythm

• Traditional poetry

• form

A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem

• Rhyme

• Internal rhyme

• end rhyme

• rhythm

The specific choice and usage of words in a poem

• Diction

• stanza

• form

• tone

Repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in a poem

• Internal rhyme

• end rhyme

• form

• stanza

Repetition of similar sounds within a single line

• rhyme

• internal rhyme

• end rhyme

• rhythm

A pair of lines in a poem that typically rhyme and have the same meter.

• stanza

• couplet

• free verse

• organic poetry

Overall mood and/or attitude conveyed by a poem

• diction

• stanza

• form

• tone

Poetry that is natural and unforced in its use of language and imagery

• Organic poetry

• Traditional poetry

• free verse

• form