External Structure of Poetry
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Rhyme
the sameness of sound between words or syllables
Feminine Rhyme
sameness of sound of unaccented syllables
Masculine Rhyme
sameness of sound of accented syllables
End Rhyme
sameness of sound at the end of the poem’s line
Rhyming Couplet
sameness of the last words of the last two lines of a poem
Rhyme Scheme
to mark a poem’s rhyme pattern using a lettering system
Aliteration
the preposition of sound consonants at the beginning of a word
Onomatopoeia
use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
Assonance
the repetition of similar vowel sounds
Stanza
group of lines
Quatrain
stanza of 4 lines
Refrain
word, phrase or line repeated regularly
Blank Verse
poetry that has rhythm but no set rhyme
Line arrangement
playing with the arrangement of lines of a poem to create a visual effect
Free verse
no rhythm or rhyme
Scansion
to mark a poem into its rhythm pattern
Rhythm
alteration of sound
Foot
a measured pattern of sound
U Short
unstressed syllable
I Long
stressed syllable
iambic
UI
trochaic
IU
Pyrrhic
UU
Spondaic
II
Anapestic
UUI
Dactylic
IUU
Meter
one measured foot of rhythm (line)
Monometer
one meter per line
Dimeter
two meters per line
Trimeter
three meters per line
Tetrameter
four meters per line
Pentameter
five meters per line
UI UI
iambic dimeter
IUU IUU IUU IUU
dactylic tetrameter
Masculine Endings
Uses a ^ to complete the meter
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