Matching Pairs Poetry Terms IIOnline version English I/II Vocabulary Review by Cory Huttenga 1 perfect rhyme 2 oxymoron 3 tercet 4 slant rhyme 5 personification 6 hyperbole 7 idiom 8 couplet 9 imagery 10 quatrain a type of rhyme with words that have similar, but not identical sounds, like "worm" and "swarm." a set or group of three lines of verse a phrase or expression that typically presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase. a "figure of speech." language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses. two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit. the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes. a rhyme exemplified by homonyms, such as "bear/bare" or "wear/where" or a rhyme in which different consonants are followed by identical vowel and consonant sounds, such as in "moon" and "June." a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g. faith unfaithful kept him falsely true ). exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
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