Poetry Unit Terms Study

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The occurrence of rhyming words that fall at the ends of two or more lines is...

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End Rhyme

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Assonance has to do with...

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Vowel sounds used in words that don't rhyme

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A form of figurative language in which something that is not human gets human qualities is called...

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Personification

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Figurative Language is...

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Language that is not meant to be taken seriously

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A regular, repeated rhythmic pattern created through the purposeful arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables is known as...

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Meter

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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called...

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Alliteration

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A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as' is known as...

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Simile

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem is referred to as...

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Rhyme scheme

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A statement that appears contradictory but may reveal a truth is called a...

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Paradox

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The use of words to create a sensory experience is known as...

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Imagery