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Poetry Terms Crossword

Explore the language of poetry with stanzas, rhyme schemes, and verse.

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STANZA: A group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph

RHYME: Words that sound alike at the end

METER: The rhythmic pattern of stressed syllables

SONNET: 14-line poem, often about love

HAIKU: Japanese poem with 5-7-5 syllable pattern

COUPLET: Two lines that rhyme back to back

VERSE: Another word for a line of poetry

BALLAD: A poem or song that tells a story

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