Rhyme
is the repetition of the final sound of two or more words.
Exact Rhyme
indicates identical consonant or vowel sounds (heat/beat, beautiful/dutiful)
Near Rhyme
indicates the similarity of sounds (tartan/certain, cough/rough)
Internal Rhyme
indicates that two or more words rhyme within one line of verse
End Rhyme
indicates rhyme that is at the end of a line of poetry.
Stanza
is a defined group of verse lines, which may be united by a regular pattern of rhyme. The STANZA often ties together the sense of several lines, acting much life a paragraph in prose.
A stanza is named for the number of lines it contains: couplet, tercet or triplet, quatrain, cinquain, sestet, septet, and octave
Couplet
a two-line stanza
triplet
a three-line stanza
quatrain
a four-line stanza
cinquain
a five-line stanza
Sestet
a six-line stanza
Septet
a seven-line stanza
Octave
an eight-line stanza
Rhyme Scheme
is the labeling of the pattern of rhyme in a stanza or poem.
Repetition
is the repeating of sound, words, or phrases in a way that adds to the musical quality of poetry.
Alliteration
is the repetition of the initial vowel or consonant sound in three or more words.
Assonance
is the repetition of vowel sounds.
Consonance
is the repetition of consonant sounds within a word
Onomatopoeia
represents a word which suggests its meaning by its sound.
