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12 Cards in this Set
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euphony
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the pleasing sound of words in a poem
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cacophony
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the harsh, discordant effect of sound in a poem
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onomatopoeia
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an attempt to represent a thing or action by a word that imitates the sound associated with it
[Ex: zoom, buzz, crash, etc.] |
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alliteration
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repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (initial alliteration), in teh middle of words (internal alliteration), or in sounds that are not spelled the same, but have similar sounds (hidden alliteration)
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assonance
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repetition of vowel sounds. [Can also be initional or internal like with alliteration.]
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rhyme
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when 2 or more words or phrases contain an identical or similar vowel sound, usually accented, and the consonant-sounds (if any) that follow the vowel-sound are identical.
[Ex: Hay/sleigh, prairie schooner/piano tuner] [EXACT RHYME] |
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consonance
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a kind of SLANT RHYME whenb the rhymed words or phrases have the same beginning and end consonant sounds but a different vowel sound.
[Ex: reader/rider] |
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slant rhyme
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when the final consonant sounds are the same but the vowel sounds are different
[Ex: sun/bone, moon/rain, green/gone] Also called "near rhyme," "off rhyme," or "imperfect rhyme" |
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end rhyme
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comes at the end of lines
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internal rhyme
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comes in the middle of a line of poetry
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masculine rhyme
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one-syllable rhyme (jail/bail) or in words or two or more syllables the second syllable is stressed (diVORCE/reMORSE)
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feminine rhyme
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rhyme of 2 or more syllables with the stress on any syllable that's not the last syllable (FERtile/TURtle, harMONica, veRONica)
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