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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

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What is a stanza in poetry?

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A group of lines.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that sounds like the noise it describes.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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Which term describes the ending of a word that sounds like another word?

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Rhyme.

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What is a 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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What is personification?

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Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is imagery in literature?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

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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.