Figurative Language & Poetry

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are attributed to non-human things.

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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 or effect.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.

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What is external rhyme?

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External rhyme occurs when the last words of two or more lines rhyme with each other.

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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 by stating one is the other.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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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'.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is the use of descriptive language to create vivid mental pictures for the reader.

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What is a stanza?

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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 a rhyme scheme?

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A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem.