Poetic and Rhetorical Review

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Define hyperbole.

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An exaggerated statement meant to emphasize a point.

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Define imagery.

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Using visually descriptive language.

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Define simile.

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A comparison between two things using like or as.

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What is an analogy?

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A comparison between two things with partial similarity.

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Define alliteration.

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The occurrence of the same first letter or sound in closeby words.

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What is metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Define personification.

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Giving human qualities to a non-human object.

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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.

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Define rhyme.

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The repetition of similar sounds in the final stressed syllables of two or more words.

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What is a theme in poetry?

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The central idea or message conveyed in a poem.