IB ELA Flashcards

Alliteration: The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words to create internal rhyming.

Couplet: A pair of consecutive lines of poetry that often rhyme and have the same meter.

Consonance: The repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of words in a phrase or sentence.

Dramatic poem: A poem that presents a story, often with a conflict, through the voice of one or more characters.

Eye rhyme: Words that look like they should rhyme because of their spelling but do not actually rhyme when spoken.

Feminine rhyme: A rhyme that matches two or more syllables, typically with the final syllable unstressed.

Hyperbole: Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

Internal rhyme: A rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry or between the middle of one line and the end of another.

Masculine rhyme: A rhyme that matches only one syllable, usually the last syllable of the words.

Metaphor: A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unrelated things by stating one is the other.

Metonymy: A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated.

Narrative poem: A poem that tells a story, often including characters and a plot.

Octave: A stanza or poem consisting of eight lines, often following a specific rhyme scheme.

Oxymoron: A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms (e.g., 'bittersweet').

Onomatopoeia: A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.

Paradox: A statement that appears contradictory but may reveal an underlying truth.

Pun: A form of wordplay that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similarity in sound for humorous effect.

Quatrain: A stanza of four lines, typically with a specific rhyme scheme.

Synecdoche: A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.