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End Rhyme
repetition of identical sounds at the end of successive lines, alternating lines, or in only the second and fourth lines of a four-line stanza
mother, another
Slant Rhyme, Off Rhyme, Near Rhyme
sounds that are close but not exact duplicates of one another
seen/been, ill/all
Rhyme Scheme
pattern of rhyming words within a given stanza or poem
a
a
b
b
c
c
d
d
d
d
Assonance
repetition of similar vowel sounds
earth, hearth; willow, yellow
Consonance
repetition of consonants appearing within a line or at the end of words
odds and ends; struts and frets; ending in -(e)d and -l
Meter and Rhythm
Meter = Measure
(poetic) Feet
consist of two syllables (DISYLLABIC)or three syllables (TRISYLLABIC)
U



-
unstressed syllable



stressed syllable
iamb(ic)
two syllable foot
first syllable unstressed, second syllable stressed
u -
trochee (trochaic)
two syllable foot
first syllable stressed,
second syllable unstressed
- u
dactyl(ic)
three syllable foot
one stressed syllable, two unstressed syllables
- u u
anapest(ic)
three syllable foot
two unstressed syllables, one stressed syllable
u u -
scansion
process of analyzing meter
scanning poems you read (enables you to discuss in essay how meter contributes to the meaning and effect of the poem in question