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Definitions for Pg. 609-619
1. Alliteration: the repetition of the same sounding letters
2. Initial alliteration: the first letter that is repeated and the letter is a consonant. Ex.
“Susan sat sewing on her sisters smock.”
3. Assonance: the repetition of vowel sounds within a phrase. Ex. “Opacity opens
up rooms.”
4. Onomatopoeia: The word that sounds like the word it describes. Ex. Bang, boom.
5. Rhyme: Words that have similarity of sounds.
6. Eye Rhyme: tow words that look as though they would sound alike but when
spoken, sound different. Ex. Tough, though.
7. Perfect rhyme: The sounds of the two words that are exactly alike. Ex. Moon,
June.
8. Near/Slant Rhyme: the two words sound close, but are not exact. Ex. Seal, sail.
9. End rhyme: The words at the end of the line rhyme.
10. Masculine rhyme: The accent on the rhyming words are on the final strong
syllable. Ex. Stay, away.
11. Feminine rhyme: The accent is on the weak syllable. Ex. Reason, season.
12. Accent: The strong syllable.
13. Internal rhyme: Rhyme is in the middle of the line as well as in the end. Ex. “The
splendor falls on castle walls.
14. End-stopped: The meaning of the line comes to a definite end. Ex. “I long to hear
love’s gentle tune. I only mourn its end soon.”
15. Enjambed: The meaning does not end, but continues on to the next line. Ex. “Oh
to feel the soft, soft touch of spring/ again, and the April softness it will bring.”