Unit 3 Poetry

Front

The repetition of sounds at the beginning of several words in order or near each other

Back

alliteration

Front

saying the same letters, sounds or words over and over again

Back

repetition

Front

Words that share only the final consonant sound.

Back

Slant rhyme

Front

words or sentences spoken by a character in a poem, play, or story

Back

dialogue

Front

a small part of a larger work

Back

excerpt

Front

to reach a reasonable conclusion based on available evidence

Back

infer

Front

a row of words in a poem

Back

line

Front

a section of a poem

Back

stanza

Front

blank space dividing two stanzas from each other

Back

stanza break

Front

the message of a poem or other text

Back

theme