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Poetry Terms
Mid Term Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| poet | a person who writes a poem |
| rhyme | repetition of a sound in two or more words or phrases |
| uses of rhyme: | 1. to create a musical quality, 2. emphasize certain words and ideas |
| exact rhyme | the sounds of the words are exactly alike, except for the consonant sounds at the beginning |
| half rhyme | the sounds of the words are similar but not identical |
| end rhyme | rhyming words at the end of the lines of poetry |
| internal rhyme | rhyming words within the lines of poetry |
| stanza | a group of lines in a poem considered as a unit |