CKLA Unit 3 Poetry Terms

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What is a metaphor?

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Comparing two things NOT using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What are words or sentences spoken by a character in a poem, play, or story?

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Dialogue.

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What is a small part of a larger work?

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Excerpt.

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What is alliteration?

Back

The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words.

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What is tone?

Back

The attitude of a piece of writing expressed through style and words.

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What is a stanza?

Back

A group of lines in a poem.

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What is a simile?

Back

Comparing two things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is imagery?

Back

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

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What is a rhyme?

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The repetition of similar sounds at the end of words.

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What is a theme?

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The main idea or underlying message in a poem or story.