Poetry Terms Review

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that implies a comparison between two unlikely things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is rhyme?

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The correspondence of sound between different words, or the ending of words (e.g., kite, flight).

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What is caesura?

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A strong pause or stop within a line of poetry, usually occurring in the middle of the line.

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What is a quatrain?

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A stanza consisting of 4 lines.

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What is rhythm in poetry?

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The pattern of sounds in a poem that gives it a musical quality and differentiates it from prose.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A figure of speech where a word imitates the sound it represents (e.g., buzz, hiss).

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words (e.g., Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers).

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What is assonance?

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The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words (e.g., the rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain).

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What is consonance?

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The repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity, typically at the end of words (e.g., the lumpy, bumpy road).

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What is enjambment?

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The continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break in poetry.