Poetry Terms Flashcards
1
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Repetition of initial sounds
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Alliteration
2
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Direct comparison between two unlike objects
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Metaphor
3
Q
Description that appeals to one of the five senses
A
Imagery
4
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Rhyme on a single syllable
A
Masculine rhyme
5
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Repetition of consonant sounds within words
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Consonance
6
Q
Something that represents itself and something else
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Symbol
7
Q
Words that imitate the sounds to which they refer
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Onomatopoeia
8
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Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects
A
Personification
9
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Comparison using “like” or “as”
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Simile
10
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Repetition of vowel sounds within words
A
Assonance
11
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Two or more rhyming syllables
A
Feminine rhyme
12
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Rhyme coming at the end of lines
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End rhyme
13
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Words with similar sounds; half or imperfect rhyme
A
Slant rhyme
14
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Listing words or ideas within a poem
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Cataloging
15
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Rhyme coming in the middle of lines
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Internal rhyme
