Academic Vocab 1.4 Flashcards
1
Q
A pattern of weak and strong sounds throughout a poem, “the beat”
A
rhythm
2
Q
A group of lines in poetry arranged like a paragraph
A
stanza
3
Q
A pattern of rhyming words in a poem
A
rhyme scheme
4
Q
Two or more words or phrases that end with the same sounds
A
rhyme
5
Q
The use of words or expressions with a meaning that different from the literal meaning
A
figurative language
6
Q
The strict or exact meaning of words (dictionary definition)
A
literal
7
Q
A comparison using the words “like” or “as”
A
simile
8
Q
The repetition of a sound at the beginning of two or more words
A
alliteration
9
Q
Giving a non-human object human like qualities
A
personification
10
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One line of a poem, often called a line
A
verse
