Poetry Review

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What is a stanza?

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The grouping of lines in a poem, like a paragraph in an essay.

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What is imagery?

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Using details that appeal to the senses to create a picture for the reader.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is alliteration?

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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 figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as.'

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.

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What is rhyme?

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The repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in poetry.

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What is a poem?

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A piece of writing that expresses feelings, ideas, or tells a story in a specific form, often using rhythm and rhyme.

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What is a theme in poetry?

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The central idea or message that the poem conveys.

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What is tone in poetry?

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The attitude or emotional quality of the poem, conveyed through word choice and style.