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English
7th Grade
02/22/2010

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Assonance
Definition
is the repetition of vowel sounds
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consonance
Definition
is the repetition of consonant sound anywhere within words, not just at the beginning.
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end rhyme
Definition
is the rhyming of words at the end of lines of poetry
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internal rhyme
Definition
is the rhyming of words within one line of poetry
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quatrain
Definition
is a four-line stanza. Common rhyme schemes in quatrains are, aabb, aaba, and abab
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repetition
Definition
is the repeating of words or phrases to add rhythm or focus on an idea
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stanza
Definition
is a division in a poem named for the number of lines it contains
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couplet
Definition
two line stanza
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triplet
Definition
three line stanza
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quatrain
Definition
four line stanza
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sestet
Definition
six line stanza
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septet
Definition
seven line stanza
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octave
Definition
eight line stanza
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blank verse is
Definition
an unrhymed poetry with meter. the lines in blank verse are ten syllables in length every other syllable, starting with the second syllable is accented.
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free verse
Definition
does not require meter or rhyme scheme
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end-stopped
Definition
is a line of poetry that ends with some sort of punctuation and coincides with a complete thought
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run-on
Definition
is a line of poetry that continues into the next line and does not have any end punctuation.
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narrative poem
Definition
is a poem that tells a story
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The____ is the author of the poem and the narrator is the _______
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Author, speaker
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The appearance of words on a page is the ______.
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form
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the part of the poem that is repeated after each verse is the _______.
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refrain
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