AP Lang Poetry Terms

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Free Verse

A poem that does not have regular meter.

The Red Wheelbarrow 

BY WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS

so much depends

upon

a red wheel

barrow

glazed with rain

water

beside the white

chickens



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Concrete Poetry

A poem that forms a picture

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Haiku

A short poem that has three lines with this pattern:

5 syllables

7 syllables

5 syllables

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Line Break

The end of one line and the start of another.

The end of a line is not the same thing as the end of a sentence.

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Stanza

A group of poetic lines.

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Enjambment

The running of a sentence from one poetic line to the next

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End-Stopped Lines

A line of poetry that contains a complete thought.The line ends with punctuation, signaling a pause.

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Caesura

A pause in the middle of a poetic line