Poetry Terms

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison of two things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Time is money.'

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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The pattern of rhyme in a poem, often described using letters to represent sounds. Example: aabb.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Words that resemble the sound they describe. Example: 'buzz', 'hiss', 'crash'.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. Example: 'It's raining cats and dogs.'

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What is consonance?

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The repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity within a sentence or phrase. Example: 'The lumpy, bumpy road.'

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What is assonance?

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The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words. Example: 'The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.'

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'