Poetry Review

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What is the attitude the poet is trying to convey?

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Isolated

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What is the correct term for the intentional use of a word or phrase for effect, two or more times in a speech or written work?

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Repetition

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True or False: A theme should be a statement, not just one word.

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TRUE

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What term describes the attitude the poem’s narrator or writer takes towards a subject or character?

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Tone

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What type of figurative language is used in the phrase: 'But the Raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only that one word'?

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Personification

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Define 'Metaphor'.

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other.

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What is 'Personification'?

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What does 'Simile' mean?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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Define 'Tone' in poetry.

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The attitude or emotional quality of the speaker's voice in a poem.

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What is a 'Theme' in literature?

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The central idea or message that a work of literature conveys.