| Term | Definition |
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| rhyme | the repetition of sounds at the ends of words |
| internal rhyme | repetition of sounds within a line (but not at the end of the line) |
| end rhyme | Rhyme that occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry |
| slant rhyme | Ending rhymes are not exact but do repeat some sounds. Also called half rhymes or near rhymes |
| rhythm | The pattern or beat of a poem. |
| alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| assonance | Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words that imitate sounds |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of end rhymes in a poem |
| repetition | to repeat something over and over in a peom or at the end of several stanzas |
| line | the basic unit of a poem just as the sentence is the basic unit of prose |
| stanza | similar to a paragraph in prose. usaully a line is skipped between |
| refrain | lines or stanza that are repeated in the same way within a poem |
| voice/speaker | the character or perspective that is taken on by a poet |
| simile | comparison using like or as |
| metaphor | comparison not using like or as |
| personification | when something nonhuman is given human characteristics |
| imagery | description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| figurative | (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal |
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