Poetry Flashcard

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What is hyperbole in poetry?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is the purpose of poetry?

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To create a response of thought and feeling from the reader and to help convey its meaning.

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What is a couplet in poetry?

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A stanza with two lines that usually rhyme with each other.

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What is a quatrain in poetry?

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A verse, or even a full poem, with four lines and has an independent and separate theme.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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When words are used to appeal to the reader's five senses.

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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 unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Giving human qualities or characteristics to nonhumans or inanimate objects.

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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 rhyme scheme?

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The pattern of end rhymes in a poem, written out as letters.