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Poetry Two
Rhythm and Rhyme
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| regular pattern of end rhymes in a poem | rhyme scheme |
| the last word of a line of poetry rhymes with another line's last word | end rhyme |
| an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable | iamb |
| words at the end of a line do not actually rhyme; instead they have similar consonant sounds; sometimes called an imperfect or forced rhyme; example: "world" and "girl" | slant rhyme |
| words that LOOK like they should rhyme because they are spelled similarly, but they are not pronounced similarly--example: "one" and "done" | eye rhyme |
| a pair of consecutive lines that have end rhymes | couplet |
| the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a word--which gives it its beat | meter |
| five iambs in a line of poetry | iambic pentameter |