Poetry Terms

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What term describes when a writer describes something by comparing it with something else?

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Figurative Language

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Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• I felt the warm sun shining on my face.
• The green grass gives me joy.
• I am a rollercoaster of emotions.
• Her hair is as shiny as twinkling diamonds.

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I am a rollercoaster of emotions.

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Words that represent a sound.

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Onomatopoeia

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When the text compares two things using the terms “like” or “as?” Options: Peter Piper Picked a peck of pickled peppers. , The wind howls and the rain raps on the roof. , The song of the sparrow fills my room with happiness. , Her kindness is like a hug from a rainbow.

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Her kindness is like a hug from a rainbow.

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Which term describes text that gives human characteristics to non-human items and animals?

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Personification

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"The wind is howling like the swirling storm inside..." is an example of a...

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Simile

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Lyrical poems...

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Has a set rhyme and rhythm

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How do you know if a poem is a narrative?

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It tells a story

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Which type of poem has no rhyme or rhythm?

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Free verse

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What is the rhyme scheme of this poem? Options: The first and second lines of each stanza rhyme. The first and third lines of each stanza rhyme. The second and fourth lines of each stanza rhyme. The last two lines of each stanza rhyme.

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The second and fourth lines of each stanza rhyme.