Poetry Terms Flashcard

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An extreme exaggeration for effect is called:

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Hyperbole

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Making a creative comparison that is not literally true or portraying a person, place, or thing as being something else is called a:
Options: Metaphor, Simile, Imagery, Alliteration

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Metaphor

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A pattern of rhyme at the end of lines in a poem (measured with letters -- ABC, etc) is called a:

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Rhyme Scheme

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Giving human-like characteristics or human actions to objects, animals or ideas is called:

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Personification

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Using the words "like" or "as" or another connective word to compare one thing to another in a creative and indirect way is called a:

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Simile

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Normal writing -- all grammar rules apply would be considered: Free Verse, Rhyme Scheme, Prose, Connotation

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Prose

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Words that make a sound is called:

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Onomatopoeia

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The feelings that are attached to words, beyond literal meaning is called:

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Connotation

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Using language that creates a picture in the reader's minds (sights, sounds, smells, tastes, textures) is called: Alliteration, Imagery, Tone, Personification

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Imagery

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When the beginning sounds of words are repeated is called:

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Alliteration