Poetry Flashcard

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating that one is the other.

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction, such as 'deafening silence'.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem, typically described using letters to denote which lines rhyme.

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What does 'this' refer to in a poem?

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It often refers to a specific idea, object, or concept mentioned earlier in the text.

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What is the setting of a poem?

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The time and place in which the poem's events occur.

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What is personification?

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A literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is alliteration?

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis.

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.