Glossary of poetry terms
This is a glossary of poetry terms. == Basic composition == Accent Vedic accent Arsis and thesis: the first and second half of a foot Cadence: the patterning of rhythm in poetry, or natural speech, without a distinct meter Catalexis: shortening of a line by one element (adjective: catalectic) Acatalexis: the opposite of catalexis Acephalous line: a line lacking the first element Line: a unit into which a poem is divided Line break: the termination of the line of a poem and the beginning of a new line Metre (or meter): the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse.