Rhythm:
- Anaphora: The repetition of the phrase "The wind was" at the beginning of several stanzas creates a strong rhythm and sense of movement.
Example:
The wind was a torrent of darkness
The wind was a rampart of sound.
- Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds within a line or stanza adds to the poem's rhythm.
Example:
The moon was clear, but the night was black,
And the stars were misty and white.
- Alliteration: The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words creates a rhythmic pattern.
Example:
He rode with the wind through the wild midnight,
As if he flew on wings.
Rhyme:
- Rhymed Couplets: Many stanzas in the poem follow an AABB rhyme scheme, creating a consistent and harmonious flow of sound.
Example:
The moon was clear, but the night was black,
And the stars were misty and white.
The road was a ribbon of silver
Stretching away to the night.
- Internal Rhymes: Rhymes that occur within a line.
Example:
The moon was clear, but the night was black
(Rhyme of clear and black)
- Slant Rhyme: Near rhymes or off-rhymes that create a sense of closeness but not the exact repetition of sounds.
Example:
The moon was clear, but the night was black,
And the stars were misty and white.
(Rhyme of clear and white is an Example of Slant Rhyme because the sounds are similar but no exactly the same.)