Poetry

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two things directly, without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, saying 'Time is a thief' suggests that time steals moments from our lives.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the natural sound of a thing. Examples include 'buzz', 'bang', and 'sizzle'. It helps create a vivid image in the reader's mind.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees' gives the wind a human action.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. For example, 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse' emphasizes extreme hunger.

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What is a line break in poetry?

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A line break is the point at which a line of poetry ends. It can create a pause, emphasize a word, or give the poem a specific visual structure.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. For example, 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore' uses the 's' sound.

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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'. For example, 'Her smile is like the sun' compares a smile to the sun.

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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 from other stanzas. It is similar to a paragraph in prose.

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What is rhyme in poetry?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in poetry. For example, 'cat' and 'hat' rhyme because they have the same ending sound.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses, helping the reader to visualize scenes, hear sounds, or feel emotions.