Quizlet Poetry Terms 1

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  1. couplet: a rhymed pair of lines
  2. free verse: poetry that does not contain a regular pattern
  3. iambic pentameter: metrical line of five feet or units, each of which is made up of two syllables, the first unstressed and second stressed
  4. meter: a regular pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in a line of poetry
  5. poetry: a type of literature in which words are chosen and arranged to create a certain effect
  6. rhyme: the occurrence of a similar or identical sound at the ends of two or more words, such as heat, suite, and complete. End rhyme occurs at the ends of lines and internal rhyme occurs within a line.
  7. rhyme scheme: a pattern of end rhyme in a poem
  8. rhythm: pattern or flow of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
  9. stanza: a grouping of two or more lines in a pattern that is repeated throughout a poem