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the repetition of beginning sounds "dappled doggies dash"
alliteration
repetition of vowel sounds "HE fell aslEEp under the cherry trEE"
assonance
repetition of consonant sound anywhere in the word. "As Tommy Snooks/ and BeSSy BrookS"
consonance
two lines that rhyme and usually contain a complete idea
couplet
rhyming words at the end of two or more lines. "Humpty Dumpty"
end rhyme
a group of two or three syllables (a unit)
poetic foot
rhyming words within a line of poetry "Jack Sprat could eat no fat"
internal rhyme
compare two different things without using "like or as"
metaphor
a pattern or stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
meter
words that mimic sounds, buzz, zip, growl
onomatopoeia
pattern of FOUR (quatro) (four) rhymed lines in a pattern (aaaa) or (AbAb) or (abcd)
quatrain
repeating words, phrase, sounds that add emphasis or rhyme.
repetition
two or more words with the same or similar sound
rhyme
a pattern or rhyme in a poem. example: aaaa, abab, abcb
rhyme scheme
comparison of two different things using "like or as"
simile
Division or section of a poem- named after how many lines it has.
stanza
