Poetry and Figurative Language

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What is rhyme?

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Words that SOUND the same in their endings.

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What is alliteration?

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A repetition of consonant sounds used in a phrase or sentence.

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What is hyperbole?

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When you use language to exaggerate what you mean or emphasize a point.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as.

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What is personification?

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Giving an inanimate object human-like qualities.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Words that imitate sounds.

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What is rhythm in poetry?

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The beat and pace of a poem created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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What is figurative language?

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Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation.

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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.