Poetic terms & techniques
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Alexandrine
A line of poetry that has 12 syllables
Blank verse
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter - shakespeare worte most of his plays in blank verse
Cadence
Rhythmic or musical elements of a poem
As opposed ot metre which is the regular elements of rhythm
Cdence includes momentary variations in rhythm eg speeding up / down
Caesura
A natural pause or break in a line of poetry - usually near middle of the line
Consonance
Repitition of similar consonent sounds especially at hte ends of words
Couplet
A pair of lines un a poem - same length and usually rhyme
They form a complete thought
End stopped line
A pause at the end of a line of poetry marked by punctuation
Enjambment
Run - on lines
Continuation of a complete idea from one line
Incremental repetition
Repitition of lines from stanza to stanza with small byt crucial changes
Lineation
The organisation of a poem into lines
Octave
The first 8 lines of a petrarchan sonnet
Octet
A stanza of 8 lines
Pentain
A stanza of 5 lines
Quatrain
A stanza or poem of 4 lines
Refrain
A line or group of lines that is repeated throughout a poem , usually after every stanza
Repetition
Word , line or phrase is repeated
Emphasis & effect
Stanza
Two or more lines of poetry that form a division of a poem
Stanzas usually same length and follow same pattern of metre and rhyme
Turn
A moment of disjunction / renewal in a poem
Shift or development