Rhyme Scheme—using letters to identify a pattern of end rhyme in a poem
Scansion—Measuring beat in lines of poetry.
Feet—A set of syllables with a beat.
Meter—Number of feet in a line
Iamb (2 syllables) unstressed/stressed pattern. For example, today, between, or again
*Iambic Pentameter – Most important form! U / U / U / U / U / (5 feet of iambs) Used for most blank verse and sonnets.
Blank Verse—Poetry written in iambic pentameter without rhyme.
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