Poetry Review

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What is an allusion?

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A reference to a famous person, place, or event.

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What does mood mean in poetry?

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The feeling the reader gets from a poem.

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What is a stanza?

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A group of lines in a poem.

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What is free verse?

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Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.

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What is the theme of a poem?

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The life lesson or message of the poem.

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What is tone in poetry?

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The attitude or emotional quality of the poem.

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.