Poetry Vocab Flashcards
Alliteration
The repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words.
Example: “Fetched fresh, as I suppose, off some sweet wood.”
Notice the repetition of the “F” sound in “Fetched fresh” and the repetition the “S” sound in “suppose, of some sweet.”
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Assonance
The repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence or a line of poetry or prose.
Example: “I rose and told him of my woe.”
Notice the repetition of the “O” sound.
Consonance
The repetition of consonant sounds in a sentence or a line of poetry or prose.
Example: “The buzz-saw snarled and rattled in the yard.”
Notice the repetition of the “D” sound.
Anaphora
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
Epistrophe
The repetition of a word or phrase at the ending of successive clauses.
Example: My morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin,
My necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin.
End Rhyme
End words of lines rhyme.
Full Rhyme
Two words or final syllables of words that sound exactly alike except for the initial consonant sound
Example: (boat, float, goat)
Imperfect Rhyme
The use of words that suggest rhyme but, for some reason, fail to satisfy the criteria for full rhyme.
Example: chill, dull, sail
Internal Rhyme
Rhyme found within a single line.
Example: And for a hundred visions and revisions
Internal Rhyme
Rhyme found within a single line.
Example: And for a hundred visions and revisions
Tenor
The object being described.
Example: Life is a journey.
Vehicle
The object describing the tenor.
Example: Life is a journey.
