Poetry Review

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What structure is poetry written in?

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Lines and stanzas.

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Comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called?

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Metaphor.

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What is a figure of speech that uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike ideas?

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Simile.

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What is the reason an author writes about a particular topic?

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Author's Purpose.

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What literary works focus on the expression of feelings and ideas through a distinctive style that is often rhythmical?

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Poetry.

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What is a stanza?

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A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

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What is rhyme in poetry?

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The repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines.

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What is meter in poetry?

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The rhythmic structure of a poem, determined by the number of syllables.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.