Poetry Elements and Figurative Language Flashcard

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Who is the speaker in a poem?

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The one who is talking in the poem.

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What are poems that rhyme called?

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Lyrical poems.

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What is an example of rhyme in poetry?

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"And the song, from beginning to end, I found again in the heart of a friend."

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech comparing two different things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: "Water is as still as a mirror."

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What do we call poems that do NOT rhyme?

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Free Verse.

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What is figurative language?

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Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human things. Example: "The wind whispered through the trees."

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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'. Example: "Time is a thief."

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What is a stanza in poetry?

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas.

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What is a line break in poetry?

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The point at which a line of poetry ends and the next line begins.