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