Poetry Terms

1. Poetry Terms Mrs. Graham English 9 1:1

2. Stanza Same as a “verse” A paragraph of writing in a poem. These paragraphs are written as clusters of rhyming lines in traditional poetry. Also known as a stanza.

3. What is “Rhyme”? When sounds match at the end of lines of poetry, it is considered rhyming (technically, it is end-rhyme).

4. Couplet Two lines of poetry that rhyme. Roses are red, violets are blue Sugar is sweet and so are you

5. Rhyme Scheme The pattern of rhyme in a poem that is decided by assigning letters to the lines of the poem that rhyme. To decide on a rhyme scheme, you… assign a letter of the alphabet to all rhyming lines of poetry, starting with “A” when you find a second rhyme sound, you start with the next letter of the alphabet, “B” When you find a second rhyme sound you continue with the next letter And so on, and so on Twinkle, twinkle, little star How I wonder what you are Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky

6. Quatrain Four lines of poetry that have a rhyme scheme. Quatrains often have an “AABB”, “ABAB” or “ABCB” rhyme scheme. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star