AP Glossary 3 Flashcards
Definition of Poetic Device
A device used in poetry to manipulate the sound of words, sentences or lines.
Definition of Alliteration
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words.
Example of Alliteration
Sally sold sea shells by the sea shore
Impact of Alliteration
Grasps the readers attention, drawing focus to a particular section.
definition of assonance
The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds.
Example of assonance
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
impact of assonance
It can help create rhythm and flow in writing.
Definition of consonance
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the end of words or within words.
Example of consonance
He struck the clock with a quick flick.
impact of consonance
It can help emphasize words, and add rhythm.
Definition of Onomatopoeia
The use of a word which imitates or suggests the sound that the thing makes
Example of Onomatopoeia
The bee went buzz
Impact of Onomatopoeia
This can make writing more vivid and help appeal to the senses.
Definition of Internal Rhyme
When a line of poetry contains a rhyme within a single line.
Example of Internal Rhyme
The ring and ding of the bells.
Impact of Internal Rhyme
It can relate euphony, symmetry, and make work easier to remember.
Definition of slant rhyme
When a poet creates a rhyme, but the two words do not rhyme exactly – they are merely similar.
Example of slant rhyme
I sat upon a stone, / And found my life has gone.
impact of slant rhyme
It can add an element of surprise and make the writing more appealing.
Definition of end rhyme
When the last word of two different lines of poetry rhyme.
Example of end rhyme
Roses are red, violets are blue, / Sugar is sweet, and so are you.
Impact of end rhyme
It created rhythm in a poem.
Definition of rhyme scheme
The pattern of a poem’s end rhymes
Example of rhyme scheme
a four-line poem in which the first line rhymes with the third line, and the second line rhymes with the fourth line has the rhyme scheme ABAB
