Rhythm: The movement or pace of a piece of writing. Rhythm can be created through the use of Repetition, Meter, or Rhyme Scheme.
Rhyme: The use of words that sound alike or similar. Although rhyme is used in different types of writing, it is commonly associated with poetry. Below is a list of some of the most commonly used types of rhyme.
End Rhyme: Occurs at the ends of a lines of poetry.
Exact Rhyme: Words that sound (and are usually spelled) alike. example: cat, hat, rat.
Internal Rhyme: Occurs within a line or poetry.
Slant Rhyme: Words that sound similar but are not exact rhymes. example: mirror, steer, dear.
Meter: A rhythm accomplished through the repetitive use of a specific number of syllables (or beats) within lines or poetry.
example: Haiku. This is a poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven and five syllables. Here the meter is created through the use of an irregular pattern.
example: Iambic Pentameter. Broken down, an Iamb is a foot: one unstressed syllable (marked with a U) followed by one stressed syllable (marked with a /). Pentameter is a regular pattern of five feet within a line of poetry. This type of meter is commonly associated with William Shakespeare.
