Poetry: Glossary Flashcards
1
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Alliteration
A
When a consonant is repeated at the beginning of two or more words
2
Q
Sibilance
A
The same as alliteration, but using the letter s
3
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Assonance
A
The repetition of a vowel sound
4
Q
Metaphor
A
Comparing an image to explain a situation not using the words as or like
5
Q
Simile
A
Comparing an image to explain a situation using as or like
6
Q
Onomatopeoia
A
Words that sound ike a sound
7
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Juxtaposition
A
Putting two things next to each other
8
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Ballad
A
A story written in rhyme with four lines to a verse
9
Q
Ghazal
A
A verse written in rhyming couplets about the beauty of love and the pain of separation
10
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Sonnet
A
A fourteen line verse with a rhyming couplet at the end
