Poetic Devices

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What is Alliteration?

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Alliteration is when nearby words repeat the same beginning consonant sound.

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Identify the poetic device in the phrase: 'Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed.'

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Alliteration.

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What is Free Verse in poetry?

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Free verse is poetry that has no regular rhythm, meter, rhyme, or structure.

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What is Internal Rhyme?

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Internal rhyme occurs when a word in the middle of a line rhymes with a word at the end of the same line.

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What is a Narrative Poem?

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A narrative poem is a form of poetry that tells a story and has a setting, characters, and a plot.

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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 a Metaphor?

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

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What is Rhyme Scheme?

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Rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem.

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What is an Ode?

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An ode is a type of lyrical poem that expresses praise or admiration for a person, place, thing, or idea.

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What is a Haiku?

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A haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry that consists of three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.