structure techniques Flashcards
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Stanza
The name for a verse in a poem
Rhyme
Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
Free verse
Non rhyming lines that closely follow the natural rhythms of speech
End stopped line
A poetic line ending with punctuation such as a colon, a semicolon or a full stop.
Enjambment
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line or stanza
Iambic pentameter
A commonly used type of metrical line in traditional English poetry and verse drama. It has five stressed/unstressed feet ten syllables
Caesura
A break/pause in the middle of a line (sometimes can be at beginning or end) marked by a piece of punctuation
Punctuation
Punctuation marks used for effects in poetry
Sonnet
A sonnet has 14 lines and is written in iambic pentameter. Each line has 10 syllables. It has a specific rhyme scheme, and a volta, or a specific turn.
