Poetry Terms

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What is a symbol?

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Something representing something else.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison that does not use the words 'like' or 'as.'

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What does free verse poetry not have?

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Rhyme or rhythm.

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison that uses the words 'like' or 'as.'

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What is alliteration?

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The same beginning sound repeated in a series of words.

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What is a stanza?

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

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem.