Poetry for 8th grade
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds |
| consonance | repetition of the same consonant (usually final consonants) two or more times in short succession |
| couplet | a pair of rhyming lines, usually with the same length and meter |
| heroic couplet | a pair of rhyming lines, usually with the same length and meter |
| scansion | a way to mark the metrical patterns in a line of poetry |
| meter | rhythm; the pattern of accented and unaccented syllables |
| foot | the rhythmic unit (2 or 3 syllables) within the line of poetry |
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