Poetry

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated comparison used for emphasis or effect.

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What is rhyme?

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Rhyme is when two or more words have the same ending sound.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the natural sounds of a thing, like 'boom' or 'sizzle'.

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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.

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What is a stanza?

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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 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'.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images.

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What is a theme in poetry?

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The theme is the central idea or message conveyed in a poem.