Poetry Terms

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What is poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter?

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Free verse.

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What is it called when a concrete object or phrase represents a different abstract idea?

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Symbol.

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What do we call the use of words that vividly describe a sound, mimicking the sound itself?

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Onomatopoeia.

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How many lines are in the following poem: 'It was July, and the sun toasted the emerald grass until it smelled of warmth and green and life. It was July, and my heart soaked up the air warmth until it sang of joy and love and life.'?

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This poem has 8 lines.

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What is a comparison of two different things using 'like' or 'as' called?

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Simile.

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What is the term for a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

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Metaphor.

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What is the term for giving human qualities to non-human things?

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Personification.

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What is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally called?

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Hyperbole.

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What is a group of lines in a poem called?

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Stanza.

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What is the overall feeling or atmosphere that a poem conveys?

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Tone.