Poetry unit review

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What is symbolism?

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The use of images or objects to represent ideas or qualities.

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What is personification?

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Giving a non-human entity human characteristics.

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How many lines are in a quatrain?

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Four.

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What is figurative language?

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Non-literal language to excite imagination and emotion.

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Where do you most often find rhyming words in a poem?

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At the end of lines.

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What is a metaphor?

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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 figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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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 a stanza?

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

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What is an ode?

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