Poetry - Literacy devices

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Stanza
A division or unit of a poem that is repeated in the same form.
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Line
A horizontal row of written or printed words.
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Refrain
A repeated part of a poem, particularly when it comes either at the end of a stanza or between two stanzas.
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Enjambment
A run-on line of poetry, in which logical and grammatical sense carries over from one line into the next.
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Caesura
A strong pause within a line or verse.
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Anaphora
The deliberate repitition of the first part of the sentence for effect.
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Punctuation
The marks, such as full stop, commas and brackets, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify their meaning.
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Rhyme
The matching of the final vowel or consonant sounds in two or more words.
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Adjacency Pairs
A two-part exchange in a conversation.
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A horizontal row of written or printed words.

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Line

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A repeated part of a poem, particularly when it comes either at the end of a stanza or between two stanzas.

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Card 4

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A run-on line of poetry, in which logical and grammatical sense carries over from one line into the next.

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Card 5

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A strong pause within a line or verse.

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