Poetry Methods

rhyme

endings of words which sound the same

internal rhyme

rhyming words in the middle or lines of poetry

rhyming couplet

two consecutive lines or poetry which are paired in rhyme

stanza

a verse or set of lines in poetry

enjambment

when a sentence continues over multiple lines with no punctuation

free verse

any form of poetry with no consistent rhyming pattern or meter

caesura

punctuation in the middle of a line of poetry

end stop

punctuation at the end of a line of poetry

sonnet

a 14 line poem, typically with 10 syllables per line

iambic pentameter

when a line is made up of 5 groups of 2 syllables, one stressed and one unstressed

narrative poem

a story told through verse

epic

a long narrative poem about the deeds of extraordinary characters