Rhyme that occurs within a single line of verse or between internal phrases across multiple lines
100
what is a consonance
Reposition of same consonant two or more times in short succession as a pitter patter
100
what is a hyperbole
Over exaggeration to create emphasis as humor
100
what is denotation
When you mean what you say literally
200
what is a line
A unit of language into which a poem is divided, which operates on principles which are distinct from and not necessarily coincident with grammatical structures, such as the sentence or clauses in sentences
200
what is an end rhyme
Defined as when a poem has lines ending with words that sound the same
200
what is onomotopiea
Words that imitate sound
200
what is personification
Giving something that isn't human human qualities
200
what is enjambment
Continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet or stanza
300
what is a stanza
group set of lines in a poem
300
what is a near rhyme
A rhyme in which the stressed syllables of ending consonants Match, however the preceding vowel sounds do not match
300
what is assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyme within phrases and within alliteration and consonance serves as a building block of verses
300
what is symbolism
Using an object or an idea to represent a symbolic meaning
300
what is diction
Choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
400
what is rythym
expressed through stressed and unstressed syllbles to find a pattern through sounds
400
what is a rhyme scheme
Pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem
400
what is a refrain
Phrase, line or group of lines repeated at intervals throughout a poem usually at the end of the stanza
400
what is allusion
Reference to person place or thing of historical cultural or political significance
400
what is imagery
Visually descriptive language
500
what is a meter
Basic rythmic structure of a verse
500
what is alliteration
Repuations of consonant sounds
500
what is a similie
Comparison using like or as
500
what is connotation
Meaning that is implied by a word or part from the thing which it describes explicitly
500
what is a metaphor
Implied comparison between 2 things that are unrelated but share common characteristics