Poetry terminology 0.0 / 5 ? English Language & LiteraturePoetry analysisASAQA Created by: emily_wCreated on: 26-04-14 14:30 Alternate rhyme Lines of poetry where the rhyme is on every other line (ababab) 1 of 16 Foregrounding A change in the structure of the sentence to place emphasis on an opening sentence element 2 of 16 Couplet A two-line verse, often rhyming 3 of 16 Eye rhyme Where it looks like it should rhyme but the sound is not exactly the same 4 of 16 Caesura A mid-line pause 5 of 16 End-focus A change in the structure o the sentence to place emphasis on a closing sentence element 6 of 16 Iambic Poetic meter containing one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable 7 of 16 Pentameter A unit of poetic meter containing 5 feet (10 syllables in total) 8 of 16 Internal rhyme Where the rhyming sound occurs within a line of verse 9 of 16 Petarchan/Italian sonnet A poem of 14 lines, divided into an octet and a sestet, written in iambic pentameter, rhyming abbaabbba cdecde 10 of 16 Octet An eight-line verse 11 of 16 Verse type The type of poem, eg sonnet, ode, lyric, ballad 12 of 16 Sestet A six-line verse 13 of 16 Quatrain A four-line verse 14 of 16 Shakespearean/English sonnet Poem of 14 lines, divided into 3 quatrains and a couplet, written in iambic pentameter, rhyming abab cdcd efef gg 15 of 16 Volta The turning point in a sonnet 16 of 16
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