Poetry Terms

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"The clock stood up and walked off the wall" is an example of what type of figurative language?

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personification

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When two words end in the same sound, this is known as what?

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rhyming words

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"The sun is a light bulb in the sky" is an example of what type of figurative language?

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metaphor

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What is it called when the author uses description and words to create a mental picture in a reader's mind? Options: metaphor, simile, hyperbole, imagery

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imagery

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"I'm so hungry I could eat a whole cow" is an example of what type of figurative language? Options: metaphor, hyperbole, stanza, onomatopoeia

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hyperbole

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A group of related items in a poem is called what?

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stanza

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What is the name for a sound device in which words, sounds, or phrases are repeated to emphasize a point?

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onomatopoeia

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What two words does a simile use to compare two unlike things?

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like and as

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"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is what type of figurative language? Options: alliteration, idiom, poetry, repetition

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alliteration

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BOOM! CRASH! BANG! What type of figurative language is this? Options: metaphor, onomatopoeia, simile, hyperbole

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onomatopoeia