Elements of Poetry and Figurative Language

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Groups of lines in a poem are called

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stanzas

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A comparison of two unlike things using "as" or "like"

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simile

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Giving human characteristics or qualities to an object, idea, or even an animal

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personification

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Repeating the same consonant at the beginning of words or lines.

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alliteration

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What is the author's attitude toward the subject of the text? Options: tone, metaphor, simile, theme

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tone

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What is the following statement an example of? I'm a riddle in nine syllables

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Metaphor

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What is the following statement an example of? The very mystery of him excited her curiosity like a door that had neither lock nor key.

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Simile

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What is the following statement an example of? Hope is the thing with feathers

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Metaphor

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These emphasize sound and give poetry its musical quality:

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Sound devices

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Words that end in the same sound (ex: hat and cat)

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Rhyme