Literary Terms Quiz #3 Definitions and Examples: Poetry
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Sonnet
A poem of fourteen lines whose rhyme scheme is fixed. Uses iambic pentameter.
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Stanza
A major subdivision in a poem.
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Couplet
Two consecutive rhyming lines of poetry
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Quatrain
A poem consisting of four lines, or four lines of a poem that can be considered as a unit.
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Enjambment
When a line of verse doesn't end with a complete thought or sentence, but rather carries the meaning over to the next line without any punctuation
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Volta
A shift or turn in thought, argument, or mood, marking a change within a poem
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Free verse
Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme
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