Poetry Terms

Consonance- the repetition of a sequence of two or more consonants, but in stressed words or syllables

Rhyme- the repetition of word- ending sounds, specifically the repetition of accented vowels sounds plus an succeeding sounds

Rhyme scheme- the pattern of rhymes in a stanza or poem. It is identified by the letters of the alphabet

Internal rhyme- rhyme that occurs within a line

End rhyme- rhyme that comes at the end of lines

Repetition- in poetry, to occur over and over

Verse- one line of poetry

Stanza- a grouping of lines in a poem

Refrain- a word, phrase, line or groups of lines repeated regularly in a poem, usually at the end of each stanza