Poetic Devices

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What is internal rhyme?

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Internal rhyme is a poetic device where a word in the middle of a line rhymes with a word at the end of the same line or in the middle of another line.

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What is end rhyme?

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End rhyme is a poetic device where the last words of two or more lines rhyme with each other.

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What is slant rhyme?

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Slant rhyme, also known as near rhyme or half rhyme, is a type of rhyme where the sounds are similar but not identical.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a poetic device where human qualities are attributed to non-human things or abstract ideas.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is cacophony?

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Cacophony refers to a mixture of harsh and discordant sounds that are difficult to pronounce.

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What is euphony?

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Euphony is the use of pleasant, harmonious sounds in poetry.

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What is assonance?

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Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.