Elements of Poetry 4th Grade

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What is a simile?

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It compares two unlike things using keywords like 'like' or 'as'.

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What is an example of a metaphor?

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Justin is a walking encyclopedia.

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What is personification?

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It gives non-human things human-like qualities.

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Which one is an example of an idiom?

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It is raining cats and dogs.

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What is alliteration?

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It is the repetition of a consonant sound in a sentence or series, often found in 'tongue twisters'.

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What is a metaphor?

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It is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is an example of personification?

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The wind whispered through the trees.

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase that has a different meaning from what is literally being said.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents, like 'buzz' or 'bang'.

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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.