Poetry Vocabulary

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What is a group of lines in a poem called?

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A stanza is a group of lines in a poem.

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What is a pair of rhyming lines in a poem called?

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A couplet is a pair of rhyming lines in a poem.

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What is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a figure of speech that describes one thing as if it were another?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes one thing as if it were another.

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What is a group of four lines in a poem called?

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A quatrain is a group of four lines in a poem.

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What is the term for words that imitate sounds?

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Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate sounds.

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

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is a common expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning?

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An idiom is a common expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What is the rhythm and pattern of sounds in a poem?

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The rhythm is the pattern of sounds in a poem.

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What is the repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in poetry?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in poetry.