Poetry Flashcard

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What is a figure of speech that gives human attributes to non-human things?

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Personification

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What is a phrase that cannot be understood by knowing the individual words in the phrase?

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Idiom

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What is a figure of speech that cannot be understood literally?

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Idiom

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What is another word for poetry?

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Verse

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Which of the following is an example of alliteration? "He screamed at the slithery snake on the squeaky step."

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is a stanza?

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A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space.

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What is rhyme?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines in poetry.