| A | B |
| stanza | a division in a poem |
| couplet | 2 lines |
| triplet | 3 lines |
| sestet | 6 lines |
| septet | 7 lines |
| octave | 8 lines |
| assonance | reptition of vowel souds |
| consonance | repeating of consonants to get across an idea |
| end rhyme | rhyming of words at the end of a line of poetry |
| internal rhyme | rhyming within a line of poetry |
| repetition | the repeating of a word or phrase to add rhythm |
| verse | a name for a line of poetry |
| blank verse | unrhymed poetry with 10 syllable long lines |
| free verse | poetry without a rhyme pattern or a required beat |