Elements of Poetry and Figurative Language

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, such as 'Gary grumpily gathered the garbage.'

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What is a line in a poem?

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A line in a poem is a single row of words.

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What is a stanza?

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A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, such as 'I had to walk a million miles to get here.'

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem, such as AABB.

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What is figurative language?

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Figurative language uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation, such as metaphors and similes.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as', e.g., 'Time is a thief.'

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as', e.g., 'as brave as a lion.'

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things, e.g., 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents, such as 'buzz', 'bang', or 'sizzle'.