Poetic Devices

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What is a metaphor?

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A direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is simile?

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to non-human objects.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggeration for effect.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.

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What is symbolism?

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The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

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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.