Week 5 Vocabulary Flashcards

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A device used in poetry to manipulate the sound of words, sentences or lines

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Poetic Device

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The repetition of initial sounds in words within a line or verse of poetry

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Alliteration

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Repetition of the same vowel sound in a line of poetry. It is often used to slow the pace of poetry

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Assonance

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The repetition of a consonant sound in words, phrases, sentences, or passages in prose and verse writing

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Consonance

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5
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The use of a word which imitates or suggests the sound that the thing makes

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Onomatopoeia

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