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Repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words that are close together in a poem
Rhyme
Repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together
Alliteration
Poetry that does not have a regular meter of rhyme scheme
Free Verse
Figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or create a comic effect
Hyperbole
Play on the multiple meanings of a word or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings
Pun
The patter of rhymed lines
Rhyme Scheme
Reference to a statement, a person, a place, an event, or a thing that is known from literature, history, religion, myth, politics, sports, science, or the arts.
Allusion
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
Blank Verse
Language that appeals to the senses
Imagery
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things by using a connective word such as like, as, than, or resembles
Simile
Musical quality in language produced by repetition
Rhythm
A figure of speech where the speaker directly addresses someone or something absent, dead, inanimate, or an abstract idea.
Apostrophe
Group of consecutive lines that form a single unit in a poem
Stanza
Figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using a connective word such as like, as, than, or resembles
Metaphor
A generally regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry
Meter
Repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds in words that are close together.
Assonance
Two consecutive lines of poetry that form a unit, often emphasized by rhythm or rhyme
Couplet
Use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning
Onomatopoeia
The continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next, typically lacking punctuation at its line break
Enjambment
An indirect expression used to replace something that is deemed inappropriate or crude
Euphemism
A four-line stanza, often following a rhyme scheme
Quatrain
Type of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human
Personification