Poetry Review

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What is a poem?

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A piece of writing that usually has figurative language and is written in separate lines which often have a repeated rhythm and sometimes rhyme.

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What is the message of a poem called?

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Theme

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What is it called when words start with the same sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words?

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Alliteration

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What is vivid description of things seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted called?

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Imagery

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What literary device is used in the phrase 'the wind whispered secrets through the trees'?

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Personification

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What is a stanza?

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A group of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas.

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What is the tone of a poem?

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The attitude or emotional quality of the poem, which can be serious, humorous, sad, etc.

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What are sensory details?

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Descriptions that appeal to the senses and help create a vivid picture in the reader's mind.

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What is rhyme?

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The repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in poetry.

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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'.