Structure Of Poems Flashcards
(10 cards)
What does structure of poem refer to?
Structure refers to the way a poet has written their poem
Anaphora
A device that consists of repeating a sequence of words at the beginning of neighbouring sentences
Caesura
A pause in a line of poetry
Enjambment
A thought or sense, phrase or clause, in a line of poetry that does not come to an end at the line break, but moves over to the next line
Epistrophe
A device that can be defined as the repetition of phrases or words at the ends of the clauses or sentences
Juxtaposition
The act of placing two things side by side for comparison
Quatrain
A set of four lines
Rhyme
Close similarity in the final sounds of two or more words or lines of writing
Stanza
A stanza is a division of four or more lines in a poem
Volta
The turning point of a poem
