Poetry Terms Practice

When you physically identify the accented beats in a line of poetry by marking them with your pen or pencil.

We listen for which syllables are emphasized, which syllables are not emphasized, and what pattern is created.

Repeating vowel sounds within neighboring words; “Solo” and “Felonious”; “hip” and “this” “is."

Predictable choices (such as familiar words, stereotypical characters, and formulaic plots) that should be avoided.

Consonant letters repeating within words (not at the beginning); “Hipsters” and “devised”; “ghetto” and “mint."

A type of poem written without rhyme, with no rules for counting syllables, line length, or rhythm.

A poetry technique in which lines are wrapped so that they don't end with periods.

A three-line stanza.

The word that the line ends on.

The meaning beneath the surface.

Words that come in groups, used habitually.

Linking the sound at the beginning of words; Bring back baby.

The order of words in a sentence.

A four-line stanza.

A metaphor that relies on a complex image in the piece of writing for the transfer of qualities.

A line that ends in punctuation.

A word or group of words that carries the meaning associated with one thing over to another.

In poetry, a place where the tone, or intention, or subject matter changes or even reverses.

A writer's style, including types of sentences and vocabulary.

The combined effect of the speaker's general feeling or attitude and the language being used in the piece.