Figurative Language, Poetry

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate the natural sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is a group of words whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of the individual words, such as 'kick the bucket' meaning 'to die'.

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What is repetition in poetry?

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Repetition is the use of the same word, line, phrase, or stanza more than once in a poem to create emphasis or rhythm.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts, like 'the wind whispered'.

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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 the words 'like' or 'as', such as 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other, such as 'time is a thief'.

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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, like 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery involves using descriptive language that appeals to the senses to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind.

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What is a stanza?

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A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas, similar to a paragraph in prose.