Definition
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words.
Alliteration
When the last words of two different lines of poetry rhyme.
End Rhyme
Poetry that has no rhyme scheme or pattern
Free verse
A word used to describe a sound being made.
Onomatopoeia
In every word of more than one syllable, one of the syllables is stressed, or said with more force than the other syllable(s).
Stressed and Unstressed syllables
A joke using the different meanings of a word or using other words that sound similar but have different meanings
pun
The pattern of a poem’s end rhymes
Rhyme Scheme
A pattern of beats and syllables in a line of poetry
Meter
it is used by writers to communicate to the audience through rhythm, mood and flow.
Consonance
The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds.
Assonance
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the end of words or within words.
Consonance
When the poet creates a rhyme with two words but they don’t rhyme exactly.
slant rhyme
Repeated conjunctions close to other in a sentence
Polysyndeton
A rhyme that occurs during a single line of a verse or between internal phrases within multiple lines.
internal rhyme
It is used to emphasize or focus on a certain phrase
Alliteration