Poetry Review

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a literary device where a word imitates the sound it represents, such as 'splat', 'buzz', or 'bang'.

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What are ballads?

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Ballads are a type of poem that tells a story, often with emotional or dramatic themes.

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What characterizes a limerick?

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A limerick is a humorous poem with a specific structure of five lines, often with a rhyme scheme of AABBA.

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True or False: A line in a poem must be a complete sentence.

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False. A line in a poem can be a fragment or an incomplete thought.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where human characteristics are attributed to non-human things.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, such as 'She sells sea shells'.

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What is a haiku?

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A haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry that consists of three lines with a syllable pattern of 5-7-5.

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What is free verse?

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Free verse is a type of poetry that does not follow a specific rhyme scheme or meter.

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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'.

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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'.