Intro to Poetry - Hornack

How to indicate the rhyme scheme of a poem

1. use lowercase letters

2. assign a different letter to each rhyme

Rhyme Scheme

the pattern of rhyming words in a poem

eight-line stanza

octave

seven-line stanza

heptastich

six-line stanza

sestet

five-line stanza

cinquain

four-line stanza

quatrain

three-line stanza

tercet

two-line stanza

couplet

How are stanza’s named?

according to the lines they contain

Stanza

a group of lines in a poem considered as a unit

internal rhyme

rhyming words within the lines of poetry

When do you know you have a new line of poetry?

when the first word of the line is capitalized

When do you know you have a new stanza?

when there is a space between the groups of lines

end rhyme

rhyming words at the end of the lines of poetry

half rhyme

the sounds of the words are similar but not identical

exact rhyme

the sounds of the words are exactly alike, except for the consonant sounds at the beginning

Types of Rhyme

1. exact rhyme

2. half rhyme

Uses of Rhyme

1. create a musical quality

2. emphasize certain words and ideas

Poet

a person who writes a poem

Rhyme

repetition of a sound in two or more words or phrases

MLA stands for

Modern Language Association