Poetry

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What is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words? Options: onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole, simile

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alliteration

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, set apart from others with a line of space

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stanza

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An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true and is not meant to be taken literally

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hyperbole

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A comparison of two unlike things by saying that one thing is a dissimilar object or thing.

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metaphor

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Words whose sounds imitate their meaning

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onomatopoeia

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A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.

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simile

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giving human qualities to nonhuman things

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personification

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Literature that is not poetry; e.g., most essays, short stories, novels, and plays.

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prose

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A form of literature that uses rhythm, rhyme, sound, or structure to express something in an artistic way.

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poetry

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Meant to tell a funny story; has five lines; has the rhyme scheme AABBA

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