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“Western Wagons”. A Poem by Stephen Vincent Benet. Vocabulary. 1. schooner- p.181 2. legion- p.181. Poetry Literary Terms. rhythm. The pattern of accented and unaccented syllables. rhyme. A word agreeing with another in terminal (ending) sound. repetition .
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“Western Wagons” A Poem by Stephen Vincent Benet
Vocabulary • 1. schooner- p.181 • 2. legion- p.181
rhythm The pattern of accented and unaccented syllables
rhyme • A word agreeing with another in terminal (ending) sound
repetition The repeated use of a letter, sound, phrase, or sentence
alliteration A repeated consonant sound at the beginning of words Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. (Of course, alliteration is not always so concentrated)
consonance Repetition of internal or ending consonant sounds of words close together in poetry. Example: I dropped the locket in the thick mud.
assonance Repetition of internal vowel sounds of words close together in poetry. Example: I made my way to the lake.
symbol • repeated metaphor