Sunday, February 5, 2012

What is the poetry term when a poet says something like apple and banana and pear and orange and blah blah?

the many ideas linked with many ands, whats the term for that?
What is the poetry term when a poet says something like apple and banana and pear and orange and blah blah?
If the poet uses the same consonant to start a string of words, it is called alliteration.



If he uses the same vowel sounds, that is assonance.

If he uses several words which end in the same consonant

but do not necessarily have the some vowel sound,

it is called consonance.



Even if the poet was writing a beautiful fiber filled poem about

fruit, he would not likely say banana and pear and orange.

Nothing rhymes with orange, blah blah.

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