Poetry Terms Review Basic Updated

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison of two unrelated ideas or things that does NOT use 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is figurative language?

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Language that is not meant to be taken literally, used to communicate more abstract ideas. Examples include simile, metaphor, hyperbole, and personification.

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What is an example of a metaphor?

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'Her eyes were saucers, wide with expectation.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing. Example: 'Briiinnnggg!' for a ringing phone.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two unrelated things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile was like sunshine.'

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human things. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is a stanza?

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas.

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What is rhyme scheme?

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem. Example: ABAB, AABB.