Poetry

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What is TONE in poetry?

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Tone is the attitude a writer takes toward the subject.

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What does MOOD mean in poetry?

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Mood is the emotion created in the reader by a piece of writing.

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What is HYPERBOLE?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, e.g., 'It's so hot, you could fry an egg on the sidewalk.'

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What is IMAGERY in poetry?

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Imagery refers to sensory details that create a vivid picture in the reader's mind.

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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', e.g., 'Silence is golden.'

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What is a STANZA in poetry?

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A stanza is a group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

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What is ALLITERATION?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words, e.g., 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is a THEME in poetry?

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The theme is the central idea or message conveyed in a poem.

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What is RHYME?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in poetry.

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What is a SIMILE?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as', e.g., 'as brave as a lion.'