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Poetry Terms

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Free Verse verse that does not follow a fixed metrical pattern and doesn't necessarilly rhyme
Simile comparison using like or as
Personification giving an inanimate object human characteristics
Imagery the use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses
Alliteration repetition of 2 or more of the same consonant, letter, or sound
Enjambment the running on of the thought from one line, couplet, or stanza to the next without a break
Sonnet poem with 14 lines in iambic pentameter with rhymes arranged according to a scheme
Repetition repeating the same word or sound 2 or more times
Assonance rhyme where the same vowel sound is used with different consonants in the stressed syllables
Rhyme Scheme pattern of rhyme used in a poem, marked by letters to symbolize rhymes
End-stopped Line ending of a syntactic unit, usually followed by a pause in speaking and a punctuation mark in writing
Consonance repetition of consonants or consonant patterns as a rhyming device
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