Poetry Terms-Measuring Up Vocab Lesson 16

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verse

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a group of lines in a poem set apart from other lines by a space, also called a stanza.

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stanza

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a group of lines in a poem set apart from other lines with a space; also a verse

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rhyme

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when different words end with the same sound

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rhyme scheme

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the pattern of rhyme at the end of lines

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alliteration

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when two or more words next to or near one another begin with the same consonant sound

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repetition

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when a writer uses a word, phrase, or line more than once to emphasize an idea or create a mood.