Poetry Terms

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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The use of words that vividly describe a sound, mimicking the sound itself.

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What is figurative language?

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Words or phrases that describe one thing in terms of another and are not meant literally.

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What is repetition in poetry?

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The use of a word, phrase, line, or sound more than once.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison of 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 series of words.

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What is rhyme?

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The correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words.

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What is rhythm in poetry?

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The pattern of sounds and silences in a poem, created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.