english

is the repetition of the sound of

the stressed vowel and any sounds that

follow it in words that are close together

in a poem:

• RHYME SCHEME

• RHYME

• APPROXIMATE RHYME

• END RHYME

defines the shape of a poem and

holds it together

• RHYME SCHEME

• RHYME

• repetition

• APPROXIMATE RHYME

words that repeat some

sounds but are not exact echoes.

• END RHYME

• RHYME SCHEME

• RHYME

• APPROXIMATE RHYME

Rhymes usually occur at the ends of lines.

• RHYTHM

• INTERNAL RHYME

• END RHYME

• RHYME

Rhyme can also occur

inside the lines.

• INTERNAL RHYME

• RHYTHM

• END RHYME

• RHYME

Is a musical quality based on repetition.

• END RHYME

• RHYME SCHEME

• RHYME

• RHYTHM

regular pattern of stressed and unstressed

syllables in each line

• END RHYME

• IAMB

• METER

• foot

is an unstressed syllable

followed by a stressed syllable

• END RHYME

• foot

• METER

• IAMB

usually consists of one stressed syllable

and one or more unstressed syllables.

• METER

• foot

• IAMB

• TROCHEE

sa stressed syllable

followed by an unstressed syllable

• METER

• ANAPEST

• TROCHEE

• DACTYL