Poetry 2 Flashcards
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
Alliteration
The effect created when words with the same vowel sound are close together
Assonance
Words with same consonant sounds are close together
Consonance
Poem without rhythm of meter, no length limitation or beat sounds
Free verse
Each line must have certain number of beats and length
Metrical verse
Poetry without a rhyme scheme but has meter
Blank verse
Regularly repeated lines
Refrain
Like or as used to make a comparison
Simile
Direct comparison without like or as
Metaphor
Expression that has a meaning particular to language or region
Idiom
Comparison with two things compared to two things
Analogy
Obvious exaggeration
Hyperbole
Anything that represents something else
Symbol
Non human given human characteristics
Personification
Humorous word or phrase
Pun
