Stanza - A paragraph in a poem, Enjambment - The continuation of a sentence across a line break , Caesura - A pause in the middle of a line of poetry (often a full stop), Quatrain - A stanza with four lines, Regular structure - The stanzas or lines follow a regular pattern, Irregular structure - There is no clear pattern within the structure of the poem, Regular rhyme scheme - The rhyme scheme follows a pattern that is consistent, Irregular rhyme scheme - The rhyme scheme does not follow a clear pattern or visibly changes , Assonance - The repetition of vowel sounds in the same line, Consonance - The repetition of consonant sounds in the same line, Hyperbole - Exaggeration, Metaphor - Comparing something by saying that it IS something else, Simile - Comparing something by saying that it is LIKE something else, Repetition - Repeating the same words or phrases for effect, Triples/The Rule of Three - Repeating something three times for effect or using three words closely together for effect - e.g. 3 adjectives, Alliteration - Words next to each other that have the same first letter or sound, Volta - A dramatic change of thought or tone in a poem, Rhyming Couplet - When two successive lines rhyme, Alternate Rhyme Scheme - Every second line rhymes, Tone - The poet's attitude or feelings in a poem, Dramatic Monologue - A poem written in the form of an individual character, Personification - Giving an inanimate object human qualities, Onomatopoeia - Words that sound like what they are describing, Imagery - Words that create an image in the reader's mind,

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