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Study the word list: GCSE English Literature: Poetry 3

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Word list: GCSE English Literature: Poetry 3

 enjambment Enjambment is continuing a sentence after the line breaks.
free Free verse does not use any consistent rhymes, metres, or patterns.
verse Free verse does not use any consistent rhymes, metres, or patterns.
iamb An iamb is a metrical foot used in poetry.
quatrain A quatrain is a stanza with four lines.
sestet A sestet is a stanza with six lines.
octave An octave is a stanza with eight lines.
rhyme A rhyme scheme is the rhyming pattern used in a poem.
scheme A rhyme scheme is the rhyming pattern used in a poem.
trimeter Trimeter is a poetic meter which uses three metrical feet per line.
tetrameter Tetrameter is a poetic meter which uses four metrical feet per line.
pentameter Pentameter is a poetic meter which uses five metrical feet per line.
elegy An elegy is a poem that reflects upon death or loss.
sight A sight rhyme is when two words look similar but do not rhyme.
end-stopped An end-stopped line is a line of poetry that ends with a punctuation mark.
volta A volta is a change in direction in thought or argument.
anaphora Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of each clause.
refrain A refrain is a repeated verse.

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