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Poetic Devices!!!
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alliteration | repeated consonant sound at the beginning of several words or in a phrase |
| Assonance | repetition of vowel sounds |
| Consonance | repetition of consonant sounds can be anywhere in the word |
| End Rhyme | when words at the end of 2 or more lines rhyme |
| Rhyme Scheme | pattern of lines rhyme |
| Internal Rhyme | rhyming of words within one line |
| Onomatopoeia | words that sound like what they are |
| Repetition | words or phrases that are repeated |
| Refrain | line or lines or stanzas that are repeated |
| Stanza | group of lines that go together may consist of any number of lines even one line |
| Quatrain | a four line stanza |