Figurative Language & Elements of Poetry

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What is the author's attitude toward the subject of the text?

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Tone is the author's attitude expressed through word choice and style.

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What literary device gives human qualities to non-human things?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human traits are attributed to non-human entities.

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What do we call groups of lines in a poem?

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Stanzas are the divisions in a poem, similar to paragraphs in prose.

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What is it called when words have the same ending sound?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in poetry.

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What is a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two different things.

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What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

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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 the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?

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Alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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What is the central idea or message in a literary work?

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Theme is the underlying message or main idea that the author wants to convey.

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What is the use of exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance?

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Allusion is a reference to another work of literature, person, or event.