3/27 - Poetry Elements Flashcard

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Birds bathe backward in the birdbath. This is an example of what element?

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alliteration

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Using words to paint a picture in the reader's mind

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imagery

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What gives human qualities to something that is non-human?

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Personification

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, set apart from others with a space. This is like the paragraph of poetry.

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stanza

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Hyperbole

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an exaggerated statement.

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Which of the following is a metaphor? Options: He is super fast., He is as fast as a cheetah., He ran like a cheetah chasing a bird., He was a cheetah running in the race.

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He was a cheetah running in the race.

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"The water well is as dry as a bone" is an example of what type of figurative language?

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Simile

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"The fire work exploded making a big BOOM in the air" is an example of...

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Onomatopoeia

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"Charming children chat in the corner" is an example of what type of figurative language?

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Alliteration

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"The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads" is an example of...

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Personification