Poetry

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What is Free Verse in poetry?

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Poetry that does not have a set rhyming pattern.

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Why are words or phrases repeated in poems?

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To emphasize or make stand out.

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Define 'rhyme'.

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The repetition of an ending sound.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other.

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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 personification?

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

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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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 imagery in poetry?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images.

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What is a stanza?

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space.