Poetry Terms

3. When the endings of multiple words are exactly the same and are pronounced the same
5. The repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in non-rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible
12. A poem of seventeen syllables with three lines of five, seven, and five
13. Tells stories through verse and conversation
16. Fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically five-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
18. A line of verse with 5 metrical feet, each consisting of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable
19. Meter is the arrangement of rhythms in a repetitive pattern of strong and weak beats
20. Verse in lines of irregular length, rhyming very irregularly

1. A word, line or phrase that is repeated within the lines or stanzas of a poem
2. Both tells a story and connects the reader to an audience through emotions or behavior
4. A basic repeated sequence of meter composed of two or more accented or unaccented syllables
6. A very long poetic writing
7. a type of rhyme with words that have similar, but not identical sounds
8. A pair of end-rhymed lines of verse that are self-contained in grammatical structure and meaning
9. A division of a poem consisting of two or more lines arranged together as a unit
10. When the ending of multiple lines or words sounds the same and are spelt similar
11. A stylistic literary device identified by the repetition of identical or similar consonants in neighboring words whose vowel sounds are different
14. A formal type of poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings, typically spoken in the first person
15. Unrhyming verse in iambic pentameter lines.
17. A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas