Poetry

Front

What is a comparison of two things using the words 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile

Front

What is the term for the recurring use of a sound, a word, a phrase, or a line in poetry?

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Repetition

Front

What is a comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words 'like' or 'as'?

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Metaphor

Front

What poetic device is used in the phrases 'Good as gold', 'Busy bee', and 'Living the life'?

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Alliteration

Front

What quality does rhythm give to poetry?

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Musical

Front

What is the term for giving human traits to non-human things?

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Personification

Front

What is a figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis or effect?

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Hyperbole

Front

What is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words called?

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Alliteration

Front

What is the term for a word that imitates a sound?

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Onomatopoeia

Front

What is a short poem that expresses feelings or thoughts?

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Lyric poem