Poetry refers 2 poems, with or without rhyme schemes. Prose is writing a story, either fiction or nonfiction.

It is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words and is most often used in poetry and songs. The word "rhyme" may also refer to a short poem, such as a rhyming couplet or other brief rhyming poem such as nursery rhymes.

is the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem or song. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme. In other words, it is the pattern of end rhymes or lines. A rhyme scheme gives the scheme of the rhyme.

Words that are similar in sound but not exactly. For example - send and when, air and there, sun and plum.

The vowel sound in both words must be identical. — e.g. "sky" and high"

a rhyme in the final syllable(s) of a verse (the most common kind)

When a word at the end of the line rhymes with a word in the interior of the line; it is a rhyme in which occurs within a single line of verse.

a common form of rhyme is meter, a regular pattern of stresses and unstressed syllables in each line. (p. 530-531)

is an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (da DAH). An iamb is one of kind of poetic foot.

usually consists of one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllables.

is a way of taking a poem apart to see how a poet has created its music

does not follow the regular patterns of rhyme and meter. This kind of poetry sometimes sounds similar to prose or to everyday language.

It is a way we say the canon “booms” or bacon “sizzles.” The words can echo a natural sound (hiss, slap, rumble, snarl, moan) or a mechanical sound.

is the repetition of the same consonant sound in several words.

the repetition of a vowel sound.

an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more, sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a division of a poem.

highly musical verse that expresses the speaker's feelings and observations. In ancient times poems were sung with accompaniment from a lyre.

Stressed and unstressed symbols

Trochee, Anapest, Dactyl, Spondee

hints or clues that suggest that suggest what is to come in the story.

The different types of sonnets:

Octet (octave)- it has 8 lines that pose a problem about something (i.e. love). Sestet- has 6 lines and offers a response to the octet. Quatrains- It has three four-line units; Couplet- a two-line units that follows a quatrain

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Harris English Exam

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Question	Answer
Poetry	Poetry refers 2 poems, with or without rhyme schemes. Prose is writing a story, either fiction or nonfiction.
Rhyme	It is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words and is most often used in poetry and songs. The word "rhyme" may also refer to a short poem, such as a rhyming couplet or other brief rhyming poem such as nursery rhymes.
Rhyme scheme	is the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem or song. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme. In other words, it is the pattern of end rhymes or lines. A rhyme scheme gives the scheme of the rhyme.
Approximate rhyme	Words that are similar in sound but not exactly. For example - send and when, air and there, sun and plum.
Exact rhyme	The vowel sound in both words must be identical. — e.g. "sky" and high"
End Rhyme	a rhyme in the final syllable(s) of a verse (the most common kind)
Internal rhyme	When a word at the end of the line rhymes with a word in the interior of the line; it is a rhyme in which occurs within a single line of verse.
Rhythm and meter	a common form of rhyme is meter, a regular pattern of stresses and unstressed syllables in each line. (p. 530-531)
Iamb	is an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (da DAH). An iamb is one of kind of poetic foot.
Foot	usually consists of one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllables.
Scanning	is a way of taking a poem apart to see how a poet has created its music
Free verse	does not follow the regular patterns of rhyme and meter. This kind of poetry sometimes sounds similar to prose or to everyday language.
Onomatopoeia	It is a way we say the canon “booms” or bacon “sizzles.” The words can echo a natural sound (hiss, slap, rumble, snarl, moan) or a mechanical sound.
Alliteration	is the repetition of the same consonant sound in several words.
Assonance	the repetition of a vowel sound.
Verse and stanza	an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more, sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a division of a poem.
Lyric Poetry	highly musical verse that expresses the speaker's feelings and observations. In ancient times poems were sung with accompaniment from a lyre.
Narrative poetry	is poetry that has a plot.
Stressed and unstressed symbols	Trochee, Anapest, Dactyl, Spondee
Foreshadowing	hints or clues that suggest that suggest what is to come in the story.
The different types of sonnets:	Octet (octave)- it has 8 lines that pose a problem about something (i.e. love). Sestet- has 6 lines and offers a response to the octet. Quatrains- It has three four-line units; Couplet- a two-line units that follows a quatrain

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