poetry

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What is personification?

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When a nonhuman is given a human ability.

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What is a lyrical poem?

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A poem that has rhythm and rhyme.

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What is a humorous poem?

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A poem that can be silly and not serious.

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What is free verse poetry?

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A type of poetry that does not have a regular rhyme or rhythm.

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What does it mean to rhyme?

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When two or more words have the same ending sound.

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What is a narrative poem?

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A poem that tells a story.

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What is the purpose of imagery in poetry?

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To create vivid pictures in the reader's mind using the 5 senses.

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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.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'