Poetry Terms

Question 1

The speaker&#x27;s or author&#x27;s attitude toward the reader, addressee, or subject matter

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Tone

Question 2

A phrase or line recurring at intervals

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Refrain

Question 3

The identification and analysis of poetic rhythm and meter

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Scansion

Question 4

A "run-on" line that carries over into the next to complete its meaning

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Enjambed Line

Question 5

A traditional theme or motif

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Topos

Question 6

The repetition of beginning sounds in a sequence of words

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Alliteration

Question 7

The manner of expression (as opposed to the content)

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Speech Act

Question 8

Two lines of rhymed verse at the end of a stanza

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Couplet

Question 9

The repetition of vowel sounds

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Assonance

Question 10

The patterns of stresses, unstressed syllables, and pauses in language

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Rhythm

Question 11

The repetition of a word or phrase, usually at the beginning of a line

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Anaphora

Question 12

Poetry in which the rhythm does not repeat regularly

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Free Verse

Question 13

A figure of speech (such as metaphor, simile, etc.)

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Trope

Question 14

An audible pause internal to a line, usually in the middle

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Caesura

Question 15

A line that ends with a punctuation mark and whose meaning is complete

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End-Stopped Line

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