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Poetry Terms - Sound Effects
Poetry Terms - Sound Effects
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03/02/2005

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Term
Rhyme
Definition
words sound alike b/c they share the same ending vowel
AND consonant sounds
Term
End Rhyme
Definition
the end of a line rhymes w/the end of another line
Term
Internal Rhyme
Definition
rhymes that occur inside a line or lines
Term
Near Rhyme
Definition
words almost sound alike b/c they share the same ending
vowel OR consonant sound
Term
Rhyme Scheme
Definition
a pattern of rhyme
Term
Onomatopoeia
Definition
a word or group of words that imitates a sound
Term
Alliteration
Definition
repeated CONSONANT sounds at the beginnings of
words (like a tongue twister)
Term
Consonance
Definition
repeated CONSONANT sounds inside words
Term
Assonance
Definition
repeated VOWEL sounds in a line or lines
Term
Refrain
Definition
a sound, word, line, or phrase repeated in a poem
Term
Rhythm
Definition
a beat created by the sounds of words
Term
Meter
Definition
a repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
Term
Scanning
Definition
marking the stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem
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