Vocabulary List #3

Stanza

A grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space.

Couplet

Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

Quatrain

A stanza of four lines, often with a specific rhyme scheme

Meter

The rhythmic structure of a poem, determined by the number and pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

Verse

A single lne of poetry or a section of a poem with a specific rhythm or meter

Free Verse

poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme sceme

Enjambment

The continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break

Sonnet

A 14-line poem witj a specific rhyme sceme, often written with iambic pentameter

Caseura

A strong pause within a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation (e.g., a comma or dash) but sometimes implied by natural speech patterns

Anaphora

A form of repetition where a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of a successive line or clauses for emphasis