Poetry Terms

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a line?

• is a complete sentence/thought
• 1 word, phrase, or can be a sentence
• may be short or long
• are not necessarily a complete sentence or thought

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is a complete sentence/thought

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Stanza

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lines that are grouped together

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What is alliteration?

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a repetition of consonants or consonant sounds, at the beginning of words

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What is consonance?

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a repetition of consonants or consonant sounds within words

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Assonance

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The repetition of internal vowel sounds in neighboring words, not necessarily in sequence

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What is rhyme?

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This is created by words that have different beginning sounds but whose ending sound the same.

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What is internal rhyme?

Back

the rhyming words within 1 line of poetry

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What is end rhyme?

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the rhyming words at the end of two or more lines

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Rhyme scheme

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the pattern of rhyme with other lines in a poem or stanza

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What is a pattern of unstressed syllables within a line of verse?

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Rhythm