Poetry Practice

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What is personification?

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An object or animal taking on human characteristics.

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Why do poets use line breaks?

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For emphasis around specific words that are important to the poem.

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What is a comparison of unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile.

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What is an idiom?

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A figurative meaning is different from literal meaning. 'Sayings,' that people use and learn over time.

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Which is an example of 'onomatopoeia'?

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Swish!

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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 a stanza in poetry?

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A group of lines forming a unit in a poem.

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What does rhyme mean in poetry?

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The repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines.

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What is the purpose of imagery in poetry?

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To create vivid pictures in the reader's mind using descriptive language.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.