Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity
assonance
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an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
connotation
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two rhyming lines of poetry
couplet
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a portrait in words of a person, place, or object
description
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rhyme that occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry
end rhyme
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Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme
free verse
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A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
inference
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A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
internal rhyme
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a single row of words in a poem
line
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A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
meter
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Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
mood
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A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
paradox
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Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis
repetition
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Repetition of sounds at the end of words
rhyme
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the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
rhyme scheme
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rhyme in which the vowel sounds are nearly, but not exactly the same (i.e. the words "stress" and "kiss"); sometimes called half-rhyme, near rhyme, or...
