a a meter using five feet to a line, each containing a light stress followed by a heavy stress. (e.g. Shall I compare thee to a summer's day OR Upon those boughs which shake against the cold.)
b a pair of lines grouped together in a poem
c a special kind of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human.
d the end of a line which contains a complete sentence or phrase with regard to grammar and logic
e verse that tells a story.
5 Multiple Choice Questions
rhymes within lines (not at the end of lines).
the repetition of the same initial consonant sound of words in a line or lines of poetry
where a line ends; the interruption of text by the end of a line.
language that appeals to the senses, usually when one thing is represented by another.
a group of consecutive lines in a poem that is separated by an extra amount of space from other groups of lines or stanzas (like a paragraph in prose).
5 True/False Question
form → the design or structure of a poem. In formal poetry, there are rules that dictate the structure (e.g. through the repetition of words or lines, rhyme schemes, or syllables).
rhythm → a rhythmic pattern of a line of poetry. The meter of a line is determined by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
assonance → the repetition of the same consonant sound WITHIN words (BlueBerry, coPy PaPer)
epigraph → a brief quotation or saying that is sometimes placed before a poem, after the title.
voice → the author's distinctive style or perspective, or the particular speech patterns of the speaker