Zulu- Poetry Flashcards
Rhyme
Imvumelwano
Repetition of sounds
Initial rhyme
Imvumelwano-siqalo
Internal rhyme
Imvumelwano-maphakathi
Final rhyme
Imvumelwano-sigcino
Linking
Ukuxhumana
Repetition of a whole word or root stem
Initial linking
Beginning of consecutive lines
Ukuxhumana-siqalo
Internal linking
Middle of consecutive lines
Ukuxhumana-maphakathi
Final linking
End of consecutive lines
Ukuxhumana-sigcino
Cross linking
Beginning of one line and the end of another
Ukuxhumana-okuyisiphambano
Oblique linking
End of one line and the beginning of the next line
Ukuxhumana-okuyinxemu
Alternate linking
Beginning of one line then the beginning of the third line
Ukuxhumana-okweqanayo
Alliteration
Ifanamsindo
Split into consonance and assonance
Consonance
Ifanangwaqa
Assonance
Ifanankamisa
Refrain
Impindwa
Repetition of a phrase or line and n more than one stanza
Lines
Imigqa
Open line
No punctuation at the end of the line
Umugqa ovulekile
Closed line
Punctuation mark at the end of the line
Umugqa ovalekile
Line with punctuation in the middle
Isizura
Stanzas
Izitanza
Amabinza
Izigaba
Title
Isihloko
