| Term | Definition |
|---|
| free verse | poetry that does not rhyme and has no meter; may have irregular line lengths and fragmented syntax; tends to mimic natural speech |
| stanza | divided groups of consecutive lines that work together in a poem in a unit |
| rhyme | repetition of accented vowel sounds and all the sounds following |
| poetry | a kind of rhythmic compressed language that often contains imagery and figures of speech |
| speaker | the voice in the poem |
| repetition | the repeated use of words/sounds to achieve effect |
| refrain | the repeated use of a phrase, line, or group of lines (usually at the end of a stanza) |
| end rhyme | rhyme at the end of lines |
| internal rhyme | rhyme within a line |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of end rhymes |
| slant rhymes | involves near rhyme (sleep, steep, street, sheep) |
| consonance | close repetition of identical consonant sounds before and after the differing vowel sounds Ex. short/shirt |
| assonance | close repetition of middle vowel sounds b/w different consonants Ex. pale/fade |
| eye rhyme | when words appear to rhyme (rain and again; cow, how, flow) |
| blank verse | poetry that does not rhyme, yet has meter |
| rhythm | flow of the language caused by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables |
| meter | the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables |
| scanning | finding the meter |
| alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds (used to achieve rhythm) |
| onomatopoeia | words that sound like what they are (Bang!) |
| imagery | language that appeals to the five senses |
| figurative language | language expanded beyond its literal meaning; 4 types: metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole |
| metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things where one thing is said to be another |
| simile | a comparison between two unlike things using like or as |
| personification | where a non human thing is given human characteristics |
| hyperbole | exaggeration to achieve a point |
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