Poetic Trems Flashcards
A pattern of rhyming words or sound, shown using the lowercase letters of the alphabet
Rhyme scheme
A grouping of lines, separated by a space
Stanzas
A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
End rhyme
A word inside a line that rhymes with another word on the same line
Internal rhyme
Also known as imperfect or “close enough” rhyme. The words are EITHER the same vowel or consonant sound BUT NOT BOTH
Near rhyme
Used to make the literature more interesting by using words and expressions that have more than just a literal meaning
Figurative language
Consonant sounds repeated at the beginnings of words
Alliteration
A reference to someone or something famous, used to stimulate ideas, associations, and extra information in a reader’s mind with only an word or two
Allusion
Comparison of two or more unlike things in order to show a similarity in their characteristics
Analogy
Comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as”
Simile
Comparison of two or more unlike things where one word is used to designate the other (one is the other)
Metaphor
Continues for several lines or possibly the entire length of a work
Extended metaphor
The literal meaning of the words is not the meaning of the expression. It means something other than what it actually says.
Idiom
Language that provides a sensory experience using sight, sound, smell, touch, taste, or the five senses
Imagery
An intensional exaggeration or overstatement, often used for emphasis and, often, humor
Hyperbole
