Poetry Review

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What are stanzas in poetry?

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Stanzas are groups of lines in a poem, similar to paragraphs in prose.

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What is a line in poetry?

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A line is a single row of words in a poem.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is a figurative device that uses extreme exaggeration for emphasis or effect.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals or objects.

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What does imagery refer to in poetry?

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Imagery refers to descriptive language that appeals to the five senses.

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What are the 'paragraphs' of poems called?

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The 'paragraphs' of poems are called stanzas.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a simile?

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

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What is rhyme in poetry?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in poems.