Poetry Flashcard

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as 'like' or 'as.' Example: 'Life is like a highway.'

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What is alliteration?

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is verse in poetry?

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The term used to describe a single line of poetry or a group of lines in a poem.

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What is an allusion?

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A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art. Example: 'He has the Midas touch.'

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What is enjambment?

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The continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break in poetry.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes. Example: 'buzz,' 'hiss,' 'clang.'

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What is assonance?

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The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. Example: 'The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.'

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What is consonance?

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The repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity within a sentence or phrase. Example: 'The lumpy, bumpy road.'

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What is meter in poetry?

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The structured rhythm of a poem, determined by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.