FLASHCARD on Poetry Elements

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Her eyes staring back at me were dark pieces of coal is an example of...

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metaphor

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The author uses _________________ to compare him/herself to various things. I am a giant I am an eagle, oh I am a lion Down in the jungle I am a marching band I am the people, oh I am a helping hand I am a hero

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metaphors

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The line "Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof" uses a simile to create a mood of -

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optimism

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Which line uses hyperboles to express the author's feelings? 'Cause I'd get a thousand hugs From ten thousand lightning bugs As they tried to teach me how to dance A foxtrot above my head A sock hop beneath my bed A disco ball is just hanging by a thread

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Cause I'd get a thousand hugs

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Lines 1-4 is an example of: alliteration, line break, repetition, stanza

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repetition

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Which words or phrases create imagery? You're broken down and tired Of living life on a merry go round And you can't find the fighter But I see it in you so we gonna walk it out And move mountains We gonna walk it out And move mountains

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Of living life on a merry go round

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The underlined phrase "I believe that life is a prize" is an example of a -

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metaphor

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What extended metaphor is the writer using in the lyrics? I could fill your cup You know my river won't evaporate This world we still appreciate You could be my luck Even in a hurricane of frowns I know that we'll be safe and sound (safe and sound) We're safe and sound (safe and sound) I could show you love In a tidal wave of mystery You'll still be standing next to me

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comparing love to water

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Which lines use personification?
You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it
You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes
You’re paralyzed
‘Cause this is thriller, thriller night
And no one’s gonna save you from the beast about to strike.

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lines 1 and 2

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How does the writer use line breaks?
This here is all about My wife, my kids the life that I live (uh-huh) Through the night, I was his (uh-huh), it was right, but I did My ups and downs (uh), my slips, my falls (uh) My trials and tribulations (uh), my heart, the walls (uh)

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the writer uses an onomatopoeia between lines