Poetry Terms

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

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What is a stanza?

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, set apart from others with a space.

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What does diction mean in literature?

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An author's choice of words.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison that does not use the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison that uses the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images.

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What is a theme in poetry?

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The central idea or message conveyed in a poem.

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What is a couplet?

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Two consecutive lines of poetry that usually rhyme.