Poetry Review Unit 3 CKLA

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes something as if it is something else, suggesting a similarity between the two.

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What type of poem is "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" an example of?

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This poem is an example of an apostrophe, as it addresses the star directly.

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What does tone refer to in poetry?

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Tone refers to the quality that reveals the attitudes of the author towards the subject.

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Complete the line: Mary had a little poodle, All day long she ate a __________.

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noodle

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What is the rhyme scheme of the poem about Peggy Ann McKay?

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The rhyme scheme is AABB.

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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 the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What is a stanza in poetry?

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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 rhyme in poetry?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds in the final syllables of lines in a poem.