Poetry terms Flashcards
1
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alliteration
A
repetition of similar constant sounds
2
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onomonapeia
A
words that sound their meaning
3
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rhyme scheme
A
pattern of rhymed lines
4
Q
assoninance
A
repetition of similar vowel sounds
5
Q
half ryme
A
words that sound similar but do not rhyme exactly
6
Q
consanance
A
refers reductive sounds produced by constanants
7
Q
rhyme
A
repetition of accented vowels
8
Q
synechdoche
A
figure of speech. Part of something that refers to a whole
9
Q
Imagery
A
language that appeals to the senses
10
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hyperbole
A
figure of speech that uses exaggeration to show emotion
11
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simile
A
comparison using like or as
12
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pun
A
sounds alike, but with a different meaning
13
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personification
A
giving human characteristics to non human things
14
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metaphor
A
comparison not using like or as
15
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tone
A
the attitude a writer takes toward a character or the reader
