poetry

Question 1

alliteration

Answer 1

the repetition of an INITIAL consonant sound in successive words

Question 2

assonance

Answer 2

the repetition of VOWEL sounds within words

Question 3

consonance

Answer 3

the repetition of the CONSONANT sounds at the end of syllables or words

Question 4

rhyme

Answer 4

the repetition of identical or similar syllables at the ends of words

Question 5

end rhyme

Answer 5

rhyme occurring at the END of a line of poetry

Question 6

internal rhyme

Answer 6

rhyme INSIDE of one line of poetry

Question 7

slant rhyme

Answer 7

words the ALMOST/NEARLY rhyme

Question 8

eye rhyme

Answer 8

`words that are spelled as though they would rhyme but actually don’t

Question 9

onomatopoeia

Answer 9

a word whose sound imitates the sound the word describes

Question 10

dentation

Answer 10

dictionary defined word

Question 11

connotation

Answer 11

set of associations and emotional overtones carried with a word

Question 12

scansion

Answer 12

process of discovering the rhythm and meter of a poem

Question 13

couplet

Answer 13

one pair of lines which express a complete thought

Question 14

quatrain

Answer 14

four line stanzas

Question 15

sestet

Answer 15

six line stanzas

Question 16

octet

Answer 16

eight line stanzas

Question 17

italian sonnet

Answer 17

octet followed by sestet; problem and solution (ABBAABBA)

Question 18

shakespearean sonnet

Answer 18

three quatrains and concluding couplet; all iambic pentameter (ABABCDCDEFEF)