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Literature — Poetry Terms

Vocabulary for reading and writing poetry

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verse_first 15 terms Aug 15, 2025
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Meter
Rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry
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Iamb
Metrical foot: unstressed then stressed syllable (da-DUM)
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Iambic Pentameter
5 iambs per line; 10 syllables; dominant meter in English poetry
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Sonnet
14-line poem typically in iambic pentameter; Shakespearean or Petrarchan
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Haiku
Japanese form: 5-7-5 syllable structure in three lines
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Ode
Lyric poem expressing elevated emotion; usually addressed to a subject
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Elegy
Mournful poem lamenting someone's death
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Free Verse
Poetry without fixed meter or rhyme scheme
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End Rhyme
Rhyme occurring at the end of lines
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Internal Rhyme
Rhyme occurring within a single line of poetry
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Enjambment
Continuation of sentence beyond end of a line without pause
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Caesura
Pause in the middle of a line of poetry; often marked by punctuation
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Imagery
Vivid descriptive language appealing to the senses
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Volta
Turning point or shift in argument or tone; especially in sonnets
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Stanza
Group of lines in a poem; equivalent to a paragraph in prose