Zulu- Poetry Flashcards
Isihloko
Title
Isitanza or ibinza
Stanza
Impindwa
Refrain
Repetition of a phrase or line in more than one stanza.
Ifanamsindo
Alliteration
Split into two
Ifanakamisa
Assonance
Ifanangwaqa
Consonant
Umugqa
Line
Imvumelwano
Rhyme
3 types
Imvumelwano-siqalo
Initial rhyme
Sounds are repeated at the beginning of two consecutive lines.
Imvumelwano-maphakathi
Internal rhyme
Sounds are repeated in the middle of two consecutive lines.
Imvumelwano-sigcino
Final rhyme
Sounds are repeated at the end of two consecutive lines
Ukuxhumana
Linking
6 types
Ukuxhumana-siqalo
Initial linking
Word or part of a word is repeated at the beginning of two consecutive lines.
Ukuxhumana-maphakathi
Internal linking
Word or part of a word is repeated in the middle of two consecutive lines.
Ukuxhumana-sigcino
Final linking
Word is repeated at the end of two consecutive lines.
Ukuxhumana-okuyisiphambano
Cross linking
Word is used at the beginning of one line and then the end of the consecutive line.
Ukuxhumana-okuyinxemu
Oblique linking
Word is found at the end of a line then at the beginning at the consecutive line.
Ukuxhumana-okweqanayo
Alternate linking
Word is found at beginning of a line then at the beginning God the third line.
Inkondlo
Poem
