Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Literary and Syntactic Terms
n/a
9
English
8th Grade
09/21/2009

Additional English Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Alliteration
Definition
the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of neaby words
Term
Assonance
Definition
the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words
Term
Consonance
Definition
the repetition of a consonant sound within nearby words.
Term
Onomatopoeia
Definition
the use of words which mimic the sounds they describe.
Term
Rhyme
Definition
the repetition of sounds  in two or more words or phrases that appear close to each other in a poem.
Term
Meter
Definition
the regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
Term
End Rhyme
Definition
rhyme that occurs at the end of lines.
Term
Rhyme Scheme
Definition
the pattern of end rhymes.
Term
Rhythm
Definition
refers to the pattern or flow of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Supporting users have an ad free experience!