Poetic Devices

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words, like 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things by saying one is the other, like 'John was a stubborn bull after losing the game.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents, like 'fizzed' in 'The soda fizzed as the cap twisted off.'

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human qualities to non-human things, like 'The stars winked good night from the midnight sky.'

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What is repetition in poetry?

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Repetition is the act of repeating the same sounds, words, or lines in poetry.

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What is a simile?

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

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What is rhyme?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in poetry, like 'cat' and 'hat.'

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What is rhythm in poetry?

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Rhythm is the pattern of sounds and beats in a poem, creating a musical quality.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, like 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses, creating a picture in the reader's mind.