Elements of poetry

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True or False: All poems must rhyme.

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False

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What device is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as"? Options: Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, Hyperbole

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Simile

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What device is a comparison of two unlike things which says one thing IS another? Options: Hyperbole, Alliteration, Metaphor, Simile

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Metaphor

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Which literary device is an extreme exaggeration? Options: Metaphor, Alliteration, Personification, Hyperbole

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Hyperbole

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Onomatopoeia

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Sound words

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What are words or phrases repeated throughout the poem?

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repetition

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What is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses?

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imagery

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What are words that imitate sounds? Options: onomatopoeia, personification, simile, synonyms

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onomatopoeia

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What is personification?

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An object or animal taking on human characteristics.

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Which poetry term refers to a group of lines arranged together in a poem? Options: Poet, Speaker, Stanza, Lines

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Stanza