Poetry Terms

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech in which an object is given human traits.

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What is a ballad?

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A poem narrating a story in short stanzas.

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What is a lyric poem?

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A poem that expresses the thoughts or feelings of the poet.

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What is meter in poetry?

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The beat of a poem.

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What is an ode?

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A lyric poem marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings towards the subject.

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What is a simile?

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

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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 rhyme?

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The repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines in poems.

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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 a stanza?

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