Stanza

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Stanza

• Stanza A formal division of lines in a poem,
  considered as a unit. Stanzas are separated by
  spaces (imagine a paragraph)
• Quatrain A stanza or poem made up of four
  lines, usually with a definite rhythm and rhyme
  scheme

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Rhyme - Repetition of sounds (vowel and
consonant) at the ends of words

• Exact rhyme repetition of words that end with
  the same vowel and consonant sounds- love and
  dove
• Slant rhyme repetition of words that end with
  similar sounds but do not rhyme perfectly- prove
  and glove
• Internal rhyme- rhyming words within a line

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Rhyme Scheme

• A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem.
  The rhyme scheme is shown by using different
  letters of the alphabet for each new rhyme. In
  an aabb stanza, for example, line 1 rhymes with
  line 2 and line 3 rhymes with line 4.
• Ex I wondered lonely as a cloud a
• That floats on high oer vales and hills, b
• When all at once I saw a crowd, a
• A host, of golden daffodils, b
• Beside the lake, beneath the trees, c
• Fluttering and dancing in the breeze c
• End rhyme Rhyme at the ends of lines

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Couplet

• Couplet A couplet is pair of rhyming lines,
  usually of the same length and meter.
• Ex
• For thy sweet love rememberd such wealth brings
• That then I scorn to change my state with kings.

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Meter

• The meter of a poem is its rhythmical pattern.
  This pattern is determined by the number and
  types of stresses, or beats, in each line.
• Ex. Iambic Pentameter
• Shall I compare thee to a summers day.

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Lyric Poem

• A lyric poem expresses the observations and
  feelings of a single speaker.
• Below are some popular lyric forms
• Haiku, Limerick and Sonnet

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Free Verse

• Free Verse Poetry not written in a regular
  rhythmical pattern, or meter. Free verse tries
  to capture the rhythms of speech.

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Narrative Poem

• A narrative poem tells a story. It can be
  humorous or serious.