Poetry Terms

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What is a couplet?

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A type of poem that has two lines and rhymes.

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What is personification?

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A literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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What is inversion in poetry?

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A literary technique where the normal order of words is reversed to achieve a particular effect.

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What is a simile?

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

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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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 stanza?

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A grouped set of lines within a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas.