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 the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same beginning sound in a series of words. For example, 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'.

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What is hyperbole?

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

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by saying one thing is another. For example, 'Time is a thief'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents. For example, 'buzz', 'bang', and 'sizzle'.

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What is a stanza?

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A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas. It is similar to a paragraph in prose.

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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. For example, 'cat' and 'hat' rhyme.

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What is a theme in poetry?

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The theme is the central idea or message that the poet wants to convey through the poem.

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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 and creates a picture in the reader's mind.