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English Vocab

TermDefinition
Rhyme the repetition of syllables, typically at the end of a line
Rhythm The pattern of stresses within a line of verse
Meter The pattern of beats in a line of poetry.
Iambic Pentameter a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable.
Couplet Two lines of a verse that rhyme and are usually in the same meter.
Sonnet A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
Ode An elaborate poem praising an event/individual/idea.
Ekphrastic A vivid description of a scene or art.
Hyperbole An overly exaggerated statement meant to make an impact or impression.
Simile A comparison made by comparing two things of a different kind.
Metaphor A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Imagery Visually descriptive or figurative language
Onomatopoeia The formation of a word from a sound associated with it.
Quatrains A stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes.
Diction the words used by the writer
Stanza a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
Allusion An in-text reference to an outside source (work of art literature, song, novel, TV, show, ect)
Assonance Vowel repetition in non rhyming stressed syllables that are close enough to one another for the echo to be audible.
Consonance A set of sound that, as a result of the correlation between their frequencies sound good together.
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