E1 GT Poetic Devices and Terms

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Alliteration

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Repetition of beginning consonant sounds.

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds within words.

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Consonance

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Repetition of consonant sounds at the middle or end of words.

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that imitate natural sounds.

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Rhyme Scheme

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The pattern of end rhymes in a poem.

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Meter

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A poem’s rhythmic structure based on stressed and unstressed syllables.

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Enjambment

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A line of poetry that continues into the next without pause.

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Caesura

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A strong pause or break within a line of poetry.

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Simile

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A comparison using “like” or “as.”

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Metaphor

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A direct comparison between two unlike things.