CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature: Poetry

Verse --A single metrical line of poetry, or poetry in general (as opposed to prose). Stanza --In poetry , a group of lines set off by space; also referred to as a verse. Rhyme Scheme --Pattern of repetition of rhyme within a poem designated by aabb or abab, where the letter a marks the first line and all other lines rhyming with it. End Rhyme --Repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, found in the final syllable( s) of the lines of poetry. Internal Rhyme --One or more words within a line of poetry rhyme. A word rhyming at the end of the line with a word in the middle of the line. Slant Rhyme --Repetition of final consonant only in two words; also referred to as "near rhyme" or "off rhyme"; it is consonance in the final consonants of the rhyming words, such as all and bell or mirth and hearth. Masculine Rhyme --A rhyme that matches just one syllable, often a stressed syllable found at the end of the lines. Feminine Rhyme --Two or more syllables match in the rhyming words; the final syllable or syllables are unstressed. Free Verse --Poetry using natural rhythms of words and phrases instead of required metrical feet. Blank Verse --Unrhymed iambic pentameter. Meter --Basic rhythmic structure for lines in poetic verse. Iambic Rhythm --Rising and falling rhythm in poetry from alternating stressed and unstressed syllables. Iambic Meter (foot) --An unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. Iambic Pentameter --Line of five feet, each with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. Foot --Basic unit of meter consisting of a set number of stressed and unstressed syllables. Hexameter --Line with six metrical feet. Monometer --Line with one metrical foot. Dimeter --Line with two metrical feet. Trimeter --Line with three metrical feet. Tetrameter --Line with four metrical feet. Heptameter --Line with seven metrical feet. Octameter --Line with eight metrical feet. Anapest --Metrical foot used in poetry consisting of two short syllables followed by a long syllable.