TEST 1 Flashcards
(14 cards)
define ALLITERATION
Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words placed near each other, usually on the same or adjacent lines
define ASSONANCE
Repeated vowel sounds in words placed near each other, usually on the same or adjacent lines
define CONSONANCE
Repeated consonant sounds at the ending of words placed near each other, usually on the same or adjacent lines
define CACOPHONY
A discordant series of harsh, unpleasant sounds helps to convey disorder
define EUPHONY
A series of musically pleasant sounds, conveying a sense of harmony and beauty to the language
define ONOMATOPOEIA
Words that sound like their meaning
define REPETITION
The purposeful re-use of words and phrases for an effect
define PARALLELISM
Re-use of longer words and phrases that contain different key words each time
define DOUBLE RHYME
Include the final two syllables
Eg. Retrieval, Arrival
define TRIPLE RHYME
Include the final three syllables
Eg. Greenery, Machinery
define SLANT RHYME
When the final consonant sounds of the words are the same, but initial vowel sounds are different
define HALF RHYME
When the final consonant sounds of the words are the same, but initial vowel sounds are different
define NEAR RHYME
If the final vowel sounds are the same, but the final consonant sounds are slightly different.
Eg. Fine, Rhyme
define SIGHT RHYME
Words which are spelled the same (as if rhymed), but are pronounced differently
