Poetry Terms - Sound Effects

Poetry Terms - Sound Effects

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Rhyme
Words sound alike b/c they share the same ending vowel AND consonant sounds
End Rhyme
The end of a line rhymes w/the end of another line
Internal Rhyme
Rhymes that occur inside a line or lines
Near Rhyme
Words almost sound alike b/c they share the same ending vowel OR consonant sound
Rhyme Scheme
A pattern of rhyme
Onomatopoeia
A word or group of words that imitates a sound
Alliteration
Repeated CONSONANT sounds at the beginnings of words (like a tongue twister)
Consonance
Repeated CONSONANT sounds inside words
Assonance
Repeated VOWEL sounds in a line or lines
Refrain
A sound, word, line, or phrase repeated in a poem
Rhythm
A beat created by the sounds of words
Meter
A repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
Scanning
Marking the stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem