Spelling Word List: GCSE English Literature: Poetry 1 (copy)

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	poet	A poet is someone who writes poems.
	stanza	A stanza is a grouping of two or more lines in a poem and provides order and an expectation of closure. *
	punctuation	Punctuation marks are used in writing for clarity.
	voice	The voice refers to the characteristic speech of the narrator.
	line	A line is a unit of poetry.
	speaker	The speaker is the narrator of a poem.
	regular	A poem can have regular features like a pattern.
	irregular	A poem can be irregular and not follow a pattern.
	monostich	A monostich is a poem consisting of a single line.
	foot	A foot is the combination of stressed and unstressed syllables.
	rhyme	Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds in a poem.
	mood	Mood is the atmosphere created by the text.
	pace	Pace is the perceived speed of a poem.
	structure	The structure of a poem is the way it is arranged and presented.
	syntax	Syntax is the arrangement of words and phrases.
	caesura	A caesura is pause or break in a line of poetry. *
	enjambment	A poet uses enjambment to flow from one line to the next without punctuation. *

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pace

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