Vocab 6 Flashcards
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration / (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
Meter
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines
Rhyme
the property of sounding harmonious
Consonance
the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning
Symbolism
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
Alliteration
using words that imitate the sound they denote
Onomatopoeia
a statement that contradicts itself
Paradox
the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
Personification
a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
Metaphor
a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with like' or as’)
Simile
extravagant exaggeration
Hyperbole
the ability to form mental images of things or events
Imagery
