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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

repeating words, phrase, sounds that add emphasis or rhyme.

repetition

rhyming words within a line of poetry "Jack Sprat could eat no fat"

internal rhyme

two or more words with the same or similar sound

rhyme

Division or section of a poem- named after how many lines it has.

stanza

rhyming words at the end of two or more lines. "Humpty Dumpty"

end rhyme

A line of poem written in meter. it is named depending on the number of feet it has.

verse

a pattern or rhyme in a poem. example: aaaa, abab, abcb

rhyme scheme

a pattern or stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

meter

repetition of vowel sounds "HE fell aslEEp under the cherry trEE"

assonance

pattern of FOUR (quatro) (four) rhymed lines in a pattern (aaaa) or (AbAb) or (abcd)

quatrain

compare two different things without using "like or as"

metaphor

the repetition of beginning sounds "dappled doggies dash"

alliteration

comparison of two different things using "like or as"

simile

words that mimic sounds, buzz, zip, growl

onomatopoeia

a group of two or three syllables (a unit)

poetic foot