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| form | the way a poem is laid out |
| stanza | a grouping of two or more lines in a pattern that is repeated throughout a poem |
| alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words |
| assonance | repetition of a vowel sound within nonrhyming words |
| consonance | repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of words |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words whose pronunciations suggest their meanings |
| rhyme | similar or identical sound at the end of two or more words |
| internal rhyme | rhyme that occurs within a line of poetry |
| end rhyme | rhyme that occurs at the ends of poetic lines |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of end rhyme in a poem |
| rhythm | pattern of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry |
| meter | the regular pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in a line of poetry |
| speaker | the voice that talks to the reader (not necessarily the poet) |
| imagery | words that help readers see, hear, feel, taste, and smell what's being described |
| figurative language | communicates ideas beyond the ordinary, literal meaning of the words |
| personification | attributes human qualities to an object, animal or idea |
| simile | a comparison that uses like or as |
| metaphor | a direct comparison |
