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Poetry Techniques

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stanzaa division in a poem
couplet2 lines
triplet3 lines
sestet6 lines
septet7 lines
octave8 lines
assonancereptition of vowel souds
consonancerepeating of consonants to get across an idea
end rhymerhyming of words at the end of a line of poetry
internal rhymerhyming within a line of poetry
repetitionthe repeating of a word or phrase to add rhythm
versea name for a line of poetry
blank verseunrhymed poetry with 10 syllable long lines
free versepoetry without a rhyme pattern or a required beat