Poetry terms Flashcards
rhythm
the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables
elegy
a poem for someone who has died
meter
a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
rhyme
when two words sound the same other than their first sound
end rhyme
when rhyming words are found at the end of line
internal rhymes
when rhyming words are found in beginning or middle of lines
exact rhymes
rhyming words that have the exact same end sound
approximate/near rhymes
words that have very similar sound but not exact
free verse
a poem with no meter
alliteration
the repetition of a consonant sound
assonance
the repetition of a vowel sound
onomatopoeia
a word that has sounds that imitate its meaning
ballad
a songlike (narrative)poem that tells a story often a sad story of betrayal or loss
epic
long narrative poem about great deeds of a hero
narrative poem
a poem that tells a story
