Poetry Terms Quiz

3. Repetition of introductory phrases.
7. Understatement used for effect, used to emphasize
9. A rhyme on two syllables, sounds soft and flowy.
11. Device where parts of a phrase are the same, repeated, or parallel.
13. A place to stop (a grouping of lines that connect in theme)
14. Writer's choice of vocabulary, style of pronunciation in speaking, NOT lexis.
15. Two contradictory ideas placed together which makes sense when examined. If contradiction is in close proximity, similar to Oxymoron
17. A rhyme that looks as though it should rhyme because of its spelling, but doesn't.

1. Repeats the final consonant sound in words without the vowel sound corresponding.
2. Identical consonants but different vowels.
4. Placing contrasting ideas next to each other for effect.
5. Suddenly undercuts the climax.
6. A line that makes sense on its own but requires the next line to complete it.
8. True rhyme when spoken aloud but looks like it shouldn't be.
10. Repetition of words or phrases at the end of successive clauses.
12. Repetition of vowel sounds within words with different consonants.
16. The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.