| A | B |
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| Alliteration | Repetition of the beginning CONSONANT sound in 2 or more words in a line of poetry |
| Apostrophe | Addressing someone or something that is not present |
| Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds in two or more words in a line of poetry |
| Consonance | Repetition of consonant sounds in two or more words in a line of poetry |
| Imagery | Language that appeals to the five senses |
| Metaphor | A comparison of two unlike things that does not use ÒlikeÓ or ÒasÓ |
| Onomatopoeia | The use of a word to represent or imitate natural sounds |
| Personification | Giving human characteristics to non-human things |
| Refrain | Repetition of one or more phrases, lines, or stanzas in a poem |
| Repetition | Using the same word or phrase within a poem |
| Simile | A comparison of two unlike things using ÒlikeÓ or ÒasÓ |
| Speaker | The personality or persona who is ÒspeakingÓ the words of the poem. Also thought of as the ÒnarratorÓ of the poem |
| Symbol | The use of an object to represent something else, usually an abstract idea or concept |
| Rhymed Verse | Poetry that uses end rhymes and usually has a regular meter |
| Rhyme Scheme | The pattern of end rhymes in a poem, usually designated as abab, cdcd, etc. |
| End Rhyme | When the words at the end of a line of poetry rhyme |
| Internal Rhyme | Words rhyming within a line of poetry |
| Visual Rhyme | Two words that are spelled the same but do not actually sound the same. |
| Approximate Rhyme | The rhymed vowels and even the consonants are similar but not identical |
| Blank Verse | Lines of iambic pentameter without end rhyme. |
| Free Verse | Poetry with no set pattern of rhythm or rhyme. |
