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

2. 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. Stanza

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

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

5. 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… 1.assign a letter of the alphabet to all rhyming lines of poetry, starting with “A” 2.when you find a second rhyme sound, you start with the next letter of the alphabet, “B” 3.When you find a second rhyme sound you continue with the next letter 4.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 Rhyme Scheme

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