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2893787352scansionthe analysis of a poem's form and meter0
2893788886footthe basic building block of poetry; composed of a pattern of syllables1
2893792162metera pattern of beats or accents2
2893793885unstressed syllableᵕ3
2893804490stressed syllable'4
2893810360Iambᵕ '5
2893811457trochee' ᵕ6
2893812910anapestᵕ ᵕ '7
2893814957dactyl' ᵕ ᵕ8
2893817598spondee' '9
2893818882monometerone foot10
2893818883dimetertwo feet11
2893820157trimeterthree feet12
2893821415tetrameterfour feet13
2893821416pentameterfive feet14
2893822806hexametersix feet15
2893824423heptameterseven feet16
2893825626octametereight feet17
2893825627nonometernine feet18
2893828816a lineone line19
2893828817couplettwo lines20
2893831634tercetthree lines21
2893831635quatrainfour lines22
2893834084cinquainfive lines23
2893834121sestetsix lines24
2893835453septetseven lines25
2893836651octaveeight lines26
2893839178end rhymeRhyme that occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry27
2893840866masculine rhymeoccurs when the last stressed syllable of the rhyming words match exactly28
2893843591internal rhymeoccur within the line and add to the music of the poem; A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line29
2893847614feminine rhymeinvolves two consecutive syllables of the rhyming words, with the first syllable stressed30
2893853283narrative poemtells a story31
2893854430lyric poempresents a personal impression32
2893858650odeformal lyric poem that addresses subjects of elevated stature33
2893861184clarionmelodious trumpet call34
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