Poetry

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of a beginning letter sound.

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What are words or phrases repeated throughout the poem called?

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Refrain.

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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 a simile?

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

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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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 rhyme?

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The repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines in poetry.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem, usually described using letters to indicate which lines rhyme.

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What is rhythm in poetry?

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The pattern of sounds and silences in a poem, created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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