Poetic Devices

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rhyme

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the repetition of syllables, typically at the end of a verse line

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rhythm

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the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that creates the beat and pace of a poem

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repetition

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repeating words, phrases, lines, or stanzas

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alliteration

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repetition of an initial consonant sound in words

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assonance

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repetition of vowel sounds

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consonance

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the same consonant sound repeats within a group of words

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onomatopoeia

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words whose pronunciations imitate the sounds they describe

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parallel structure

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using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance