Poetic devices
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Origineel
- stanza
- an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more, forming a division of a poem.
- lines
- phrases or words in a stanza.
- repetition
- repeated use of sounds or words for effect and emphasis in a poem.
- alliteration
- the use of the same sound or sounds at the beginning of several words that are close together, for instance 'Sally sells seashells by the sea shore' (s-sound).
- assonance
- the repetition of a vowel sound in words that are close together, for instance 'the light of the fire is a sight' (i-sound).
- end rhyme
- when a poem has lines ending with words that sound the same.
- theme
- the main idea or meaning of a poem.
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