Poetry Terms Review Game

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What refers to words and phrases that appeal to the 5 senses?

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Imagery

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What is the way a poem is arranged on the page called?

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Form

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In what format are poems written?

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Lines

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What is the theme of a poem?

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The central idea or message of the poem.

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What are lines grouped together in a poem called?

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Stanzas

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human things or abstract ideas.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem.