Poetry and Figurative Language

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What is a line break in poetry?

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A line break is the place where a line of poetry ends, creating a pause or a shift in thought.

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What does connotation mean?

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Connotation refers to the feelings or ideas that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning.

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What sense does the sentence 'The concert was so loud that her ears rang for days afterward' appeal to?

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The sentence appeals to the sense of sound.

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What is a metaphor?

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

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human things.

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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.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis.

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What is a stanza in poetry?

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

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What is mood in poetry?

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Mood refers to the emotional atmosphere created by a poem, influencing how the reader feels.