Poetry

• Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in neighboring words.
• Alliteration is when two or more consonant sounds are repeated at the beginning of words that follow one another, such as "proud Peter pondered profoundly."
• When reading a poem, we should consider the subject matter and its form.
• Rhythm is the rise and fall in the stress of the syllables.
• Rhythm is the up and down motion or a rise, a pause and a fall.
• Rhyme refers to the similarity of the sound of words.
• End Rhyme is used at the end of the lines
• Internal Rhyme occurs within the line or among the lines
• Annabel Lee written by Edgar Allan Poe
• Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it describes.
• Alliteration refers to the repetition of the initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words of syllables.
• Alliteration provides a flow and a link between words with the same consonant sound.
• "She sells sea shells." is an example of Alliteration.
• Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words, regardless of the consonant sounds that follow them.
• Assonance is used to create internal rhyming within phrases or sentences.
• "The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain." is an example of assonance.
• Onomatopoeia is when a word's pronunciation imitates its sound.
• "The dishes fell to the floor with a clatter." is an example of onomatopoeia.
• Repetition is the repetition of a single word or a brief phrase . It also contributes to the sound and impact of a poem.
• Refrain is the repetition of a line or several at regular intervals throughout a poem.