AP lang 3 Flashcards
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poetic device
a device used in poetry to manipulate the sound of word, sentences or lines
alliteration def
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words.
alliteration ex
“Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore”
alliteration impact
creates rhythm and focus
assonance def
repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds
assonance ex
from the molten-golden notes
assonance impact
proive musical quality
consonance def
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the end of words or within words.
consonace ex
“Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door”
consonance impact
adds texture and resonance
Onomatopoeia def
The use of a word which imitates or suggests the sound that the thing makes.
onomatopoeia ex
Snap, rustle, boom, murmur
onomatopoeia impact
engages images vividly
Internal rhyme def
When a line of poetry contains a rhyme within a single line.
Internal rhyme ex
“To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells!”
internal ryhme impact
creates a tight, cohesive sound
slant rhyme def
When a poet creates a rhyme, but the two words do not rhyme exactly – they are merely similar.
slant rhyme ex
“I sat upon a stone, / And found my life has gone.”
slant rhyme impact
adds complexity to rhyme
end rhyme def
rhymes at the end of lines
end rhyme ex
cat, hat
end rhyme impact
creates a predictable rythym
rhyme scheme
def
The pattern of a poem’s end rhymes. For example, the following lines have a
rhyme scheme of a b a b c d c d:
rhyme scheme ex
summer day
temperate
buds of may
date
heaven shines
dimmed
declines
course untrimmed
