Poetic Terms

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“He clasps the crag with crooked hands

Close to the sun in lonely lands”

from “The Eagle”

END RHYME

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Internal rhyme

The repetition of identical sounds within a line of poetry.

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“We three shall flee across the sea to Italy.”

Or

“Hold infinity in the palm of your hand

And eternity in an hour.”

INTERNAL RHYME

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Slant rhyme

A slant rhyme or half rhyme occurs when the vowel sounds are not quite identical.

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“And on that cheek and o’er that brow”

A mind at peace with all below”

SLANT RHYME

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Setting

The time (both the time of day and period in history) and place in which the action of a literary work takes place.

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“Tiger! Tiger! burning bright

In the forests of the night”

SETTING

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Repetition

The repeating of a sound, word, phrase, or more in a given literary work.

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“I sprang to the stirrup, and Jarvis, and he;

I galloped, Derrick galloped, we galloped all three”

REPETITION

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Alliteration

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.

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“Swiftly, swiftly flew the ship”

ALLITERATION

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Assonance

The repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant.

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“. . .that hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me.”

ASSONANCE

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Consonance

The repetition of consonant sounds that are preceded by different vowel sounds.

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“Wherever we go

Silence will fall like dews”

CONSONANCE