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| alliteration | repetition of consonants on vowels in the beginning of words. |
| assonance | when vowels sounds are repeated. |
| Blank verse | poetry which does not rhyme but has 10 beats per line. |
| Conceit | an extended metaphor which lasts through on entire poem/passage. |
| Consonance | when consonants are repeated. |
| couplet | 2 lines of rhyming poetry |
| Figurative language | language which is not literal |
| Free verse | poetry which neither has a rhyme scheme nor a meter |
| Imagery | When images are created by descriptions, verbal pictures |
| metaphor | established by number of beats per line |
| Onomatopoeia | word imitates the sounds it is describing |
| Personification | human attributes are given to inanimate objects or animals |
| Quatrain | a 4 line stanza |
| rhyme | when words have the same vowels sounds and end consonants |
| Rhyme scheme | is charted by ended words |
| Rhythm | is created by/through the pattern of beats |
| Simile | an unlikely comparsion using "like" or "as" |
| slant rhyme | when words almost rhyme |
| Stanza | a group of lines or verses |
| style | The way an author writes |
| symbol | this stands for/represents something else |
| Teret | a 3 line stanza |
| Verse | one line of poetry |
| Voice/Tone | This reveals the speaker's attitude |
