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Literature - Poetry Elements

Here you will learn some English words related to poetry elements such as "arsis", "iambic", and "internal rhyme".

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anceps

a syllable in a line of verse that is either long or short, depending on the context of the poem or the specific metrical pattern being used

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arsis

the stressed or accented syllable or part of a metrical foot

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cadence

the rhythm or flow of sound in speech or music, often characterized by the rise and fall of pitch and the length of syllables or notes

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caesura

a rhetorical break or pause in the middle of a line of poetry, in modern prosody

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canto

any of the sections into which a long poem is divided

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couplet

two consecutive lines of verse, equal in length that usually rhyme

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rhyme

agreement between the sound or the ending of a word and another word

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end-stopping

a line of verse that ends with a complete pause and a grammatical or logical conclusion, often indicated by punctuation such as a period or comma

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enjambment

the continuation of a sentence or clause beyond the end of a line of verse, without a grammatical pause or conclusion

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foot

the basic unit of verse meter, consisting of one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllables

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hemistich

a half-line of verse, either the first or second half of a line, separated by a pause or caesura

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heroic couplet

a pair of rhymed verses, consisting of ten syllables and five stresses, or an iambic pentameter

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hexameter

a metrical line of poetry consisting of six feet

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iambic

a metrical foot in poetry consisting of two syllables, the first unstressed and the second stressed

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iamb

a metrical unit in poetry consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

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internal rhyme

a rhyme in poetry that occurs in the middle of a single line of verse

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line

a row of printed or written letters or characters that form words

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line break

the point at which a line of poetry ends and a new line begins, often used by poets to create emphasis, pause, or structure within a poem

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metrical foot

a unit of rhythm or meter in poetry, consisting of one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllables

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off-centered rhyme

a type of rhyme scheme in poetry where rhyming words or syllables appear in unexpected places within a line

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pentameter

a metrical line of poetry consisting of five feet

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prosody

the systematic study of metrical structures and sounds in poetry

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quatrain

a poem that has four lines

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refrain

a repeated line or phrase in a poem or song, typically at the end of each stanza or verse

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stanza

a series of lines in a poem, usually with recurring rhyme scheme and meter

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strophe

a rhythmic and structural division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together as a unit

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trochee

a metrical foot in poetry consisting of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable

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accent

the stress or emphasis placed on a particular syllable or word within a line of verse

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verse

a series of lines forming a unit in a song or poem

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verse

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

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