Sense And Sound 💫 Flashcards
1
Q
Define alliteration
A
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent it closely connected words.
2
Q
Define internal rhyme scheme
A
A rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line it in the middle of the next.
3
Q
Define metaphor
A
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action which is not literally applicable.
4
Q
Define consonance
A
The recurrence of similar sounding consonants in close proximity
5
Q
define onomatopoeia
A
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
6
Q
Define Portmanteau
A
A word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, for example motel or brunch
7
Q
Define caesura
A
A pause near the middle of a line
