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poetry
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English
8th Grade
02/20/2012

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Term
alliteration
Definition
repitition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of the severeal words
Term
assonance
Definition
repitition of vowel sounds at any point in different words
Term
end-stopping
Definition
where the end of a phrase or sentence is also at the end of of a poetic line, often but not always marked with a comma or a periods
Term
end word(s)
Definition
the final world in each line , usually the most important word in the line
Term
enjambment
Definition
where a phrase or sentence ends in the middle of a poetic line
Term
eye rhyme
Definition
where two words look like they should rhyme but actually don't
Term
formal poetry
Definition
poems that follow a prescribed pattern of rhyming or stressed syllables
Term
half rhyme or slant rhyme
Definition
repetition of the consonant at the end of different words
Term
metaphor
Definition
An analogy or comparison of unlike
things.
From Latin metaohora (carrying over)
Term
rhyme
scheme
Definition
The pattern of rhyme between different
lines, usually found in the end words.



The pattern of rhyme between different
lines, usually found in the end words.

The pattern of rhyme between different
lines, usually found in the end words.
Term
simile
Definition
A comparison of unlike things using "like"
or "as"
Term
synechdoche
(synekdeckee)
Definition
Where a part of something is used to
suggest or symbolize the whole thing
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