English

regular pattern of rhyme, consistent throughout poem.

rhyme scheme
recurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in lines of a set length

meter
occurs within a line verse. example: the grains beyond age the dark veins of her mother

internal rhyme
when the later part of the word or phrase is identical sounding. example: true/blue

true rhyme
rhymes that are close but not exact. examples: lap/shape

slant rhyme
rhyme based on on similarity spelling rather than sound. why/ envy

eye rhyme
the breaking of a syntactic unit by the end of a line between two verses.

enjambment
basic plan of line

meter
are how the words flow

rhyme

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2010-10-25T22:06:09Z

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