Poetry Terminology
What is the definition of alliteration?
The repetition of a consonant sound in words that are in close proximity. Example: Toss the glass, boss.
The repetition of a vowel sound in words that are in close proximity. Example: Hear the mellow wedding bells.
The repetition of a sound at the beginning of words in close proximity. Example: Friendly frog.
Repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of a line throughout a work or the section of a work.
The definition of consonance is...
The repetition of a consonant sound in words that are in close proximity. Example: Toss the glass, boss.
The definition of a vowel sound in words that are in close proximity. Example: Hear the mellow wedding bells.
The definition of assonance is....
The repetition of a vowel sound in words that are in close proximity.
The repetition of identical sounding syllables in different words, most often at the ends of lines.
The definition of anaphora is: repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of a line throughout a work or the section of a work.
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What is an example of consonance?
Toss the glass, boss.
Hear the mellow wedding bells.
What is the correct definition of meter?
The rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables (feet) in verse.
A combination of stressed and unstressed syllables.
What is Iambic Pentameter?
Five feet which follow the pattern of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable.
Four feet which follow the pattern of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable.
What is the definition of a stanza?
A block of lines grouped together. The poetic equivalent of a paragraph.
The separation between the end of one line and the beginning of a new one.
The definition of enjambment is: A line having no end punctuation but running over to the next line.
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The volta/turn is the turning point of a poem; there may be a shift in perspective, mood, or subject matter.
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