Poetry Flashcards 2
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keyona-brown on March 12, 2012
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10 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Assonace | repetition of vowel sounds |
| Alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| Ballad | a simple narrative poem of folk origin, composed in short stanzas and adapted for singing |
| Consonance | the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words |
| Dramatic Poem | a poem that utilizes the techniques of drama |
| Imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) |
| Lyric Poem | a highly musical verse that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker |
| Narrative Poem | A poem that tells a story. |
| Onomatopoeia | the use of words that imitate sounds; words that sound like what they mean. |
| Sonnet | a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme |
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