Poetry

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of a beginning letter sound.

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What is free verse poetry?

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Poetry that does not have a set rhyming pattern.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Words that imitate sounds.

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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 personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human things.

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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.

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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 rhyme scheme?

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem.