Poems

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What is assonance?

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Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in two or more words, such as 'row' and 'cone.'

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What is a line in a poem?

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A line is a row of words in a poem.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery creates a picture in the mind using the 5 senses, like 'The grass swayed smoothly from the cool, spring breeze.'

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What is rhyme?

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Rhyme occurs when words have ending sounds that correspond to one another, like 'cat' and 'hat.'

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a comparison using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human traits or qualities to non-human things.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What is a stanza?

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A stanza is a group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle.'