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3196789506VersificationThe system of rhyme and meter in poetry0
3196789507Stress/AccentThe emphasis given to certain sounds-usually long vowels or words with high pitch1
3196789508ScansionMarking the stresses in a line of poetry2
3196789509RhymeWords that have similar sounds3
3196789510End RhymeRhyme that occurs at the end of lines of poetry4
3196866534Internal RhymeRhyme that occurs inside a line of poetry5
3196866535Real RhymeRhyme that is exact6
3196866536Half/Slant RhymeRhyme that isn't exact, but implied7
3196866537Feminine RhymeA multi-syllable rhyme that ends in an unstressed syllable8
3196866538Masculine RhymeA rhyme that ends in a stress syllable9
3196866539Rhyme SchemeThe pattern of rhyme. ABBA, ABAB, etc.10
3196866540AlliterationThe repetition of sounds at the beginning of a word11
3196866541ConsonanceRepetition of consonant sounds usually within the words12
3196866542AssonanceRepetition of vowel sounds within the words13
3196866543CaesuraA natural pause in the middle of a line14
3196866544EnjambmentThe continuation of an idea between lines that is read like prose15
3196866545PunctuationHow the poet uses commas, periods, semicolons, etc. to make pauses in sound.16
3196866546FootA unit of measurement for the meter, typically with stressed and unstressed syllables17
3196866547AnapestA metrical foot of three syllables - two short unstressed and one long stressed18
3196866548IambA metrical foot of two syllables - one unstressed and one stressed19
3196866549DactyltA metrical foot of three syllables, one stressed and 2 short unstressed20
3196866550SpondeeA metrical foot of two syllables -- two stressed21
3196866551TrocheeA metrical foot of two syllables -- one stressed one unstressed22
3196866552MeterThe rhythmical pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables23
3196866553TetrameterFour metrical feet per line24
3196866554PentameterFive metrical feet per line25
3196866555HeptameterSeven metrical feet per line26
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