Poetry Terms

Onomatopoeia- a word whose sound imitates the actual sounds to produce a noticeable effect

Imagery- the use of concrete details that appeal to the five senses

Cacophony- a success of harsh jolting sounds

Euphony- a success of smooth harmonious sounds

Assonance- the repetition of vowel sounds followed by unlike consonant sounds in stressed words or syllables

Consonance- the repetition of a sequence of 2 or more consonants but with a change in the vowels

Rhyme- the repetition of word ending sounds

Rhyme Scheme- the pattern of rhymes in a stanza or poem, identified by letters

End rhyme- rhyme that comes at the end of lines

Internal rhyme- rhyme that occurs within a line

Repetition- in poetry, to occur over and over again

Verse- one line of poetry

Stanza- a grouping of lines in a poem

Refrain- a word, phrase, line or group of lines repeated regularly in a poem

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