Poetic Devices and Figurative Language

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What is repetition in poetry?

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Repeating a word, phrase, or line to emphasize an idea.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Words that show sound, such as Snap! Crackle! Pop!

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What is imagery?

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Language that appeals to the reader’s five senses, helping them imagine what something looks, tastes, smells, sounds, or feels like.

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What is hyperbole?

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Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis, e.g., 'I'm so tired, I could sleep for a week!'.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two different things, e.g., 'My love is like a red, red rose.'.

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What is metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as', e.g., 'Time is a thief.'.

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human things, e.g., 'The wind whispered through the trees.'.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words, e.g., 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'.

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What is rhyme?

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The repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in poetry, e.g., 'cat' and 'hat'.

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What is mood in poetry?

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The emotional atmosphere created by the poem, influencing how the reader feels.