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imperfect rhyme
(approximate or slant rhyme) involves words that sound similar, but are not exactly the same
Example: crooned/groaned, sun/gone
Example: crooned/groaned, sun/gone
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eye rhyme
rhyme that appears correct from spelling but does not rhyme because of pronunciation
ex: prove and love
ex: prove and love
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end rhyme
Occurs between words found at the ends of two or more lines in a poem
Example: From my boyhood home I remember
A crystal moment in September
Example: From my boyhood home I remember
A crystal moment in September
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internal ryhme
between words, occurs within a single line of potery
example: O fleet, sweet sorrow
example: O fleet, sweet sorrow
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Rhythm
Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry, can be regular or iregular
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meter
A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
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ryhme scheme
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
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the first end sound is represented with a, then next b, ETC
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the first end sound is represented with a, then next b, ETC
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Scansion
The process of marking lines of poetry to show the type of feet and the number of feet they contain
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| iambic | foot
A two-syllable foot with stress on the second syllable; is the most common foot in the English language. Heartbeat or footfall (the way we walk)
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Two feet (1 foot)
Ex: Be low DE light
u /. u /
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Two feet (1 foot)
Ex: Be low DE light
u /. u /
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trochaic foot
/ U
/ U
A two-syllable foot with the stress on the first syllable
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/ U stressed, unstressed
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Ga. ther.
/. U.
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/ U stressed, unstressed
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Ga. ther.
/. U.
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spondaic foot
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/. /
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/. /
Two stressed syllables
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Child hood
/. /
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Child hood
/. /
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Pyrric foot
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U U
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U U
Two unstressed syllables; this type of foot is rare and is found in between other types of feet
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Of a
U U
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Of a
U U
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anapestic foot
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U. U. /
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U. U. /
Three syllables with the stress on the last syllable
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In. ter twine
U. U. /
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In. ter twine
U. U. /
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dactylic foot
/ U U
/ U U
Three syllables with the stress on the first syllable
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Hap Pi Ness
/. U. U
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Hap Pi Ness
/. U. U
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Metrical lines
Monometer: 1 foot per line
Dimeter: 2 feet per line
Trimeter: 3 feet per l ine
tetrameter: 4 feet per line
Pentameter: 5 feet per line
Hexameter: 6 feet per line
Heptameter: 7 feet per line
Octameter: 8 feet per line
Dimeter: 2 feet per line
Trimeter: 3 feet per l ine
tetrameter: 4 feet per line
Pentameter: 5 feet per line
Hexameter: 6 feet per line
Heptameter: 7 feet per line
Octameter: 8 feet per line
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Ryhmed Verse
Consists of a verse with end rhyme and regular meter
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blank verse
Consists of unrhymed iambic pentameter
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free verse
consists of lines that do not have a regular meter and do not contain rhyme (not poetry)
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Denotaion
The dictionary definition of a word
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Connotation
All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests
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perfect rhyme
involves words that sound similar, but are exactly the same
ex: love dove
ex: love dove