Poetry Terms & Figurative Language -MIddle School

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What is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses?

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imagery

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What is it called when words or phrases  are repeated throughout the poem?

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repetition

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What are words that imitate sounds?

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onomatopoeia

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What is poetry that does not follow specific rules, styles, or formats, such as rhyming or patterns?

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free verse

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What is a comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as"?

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simile

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What is the repetition (more than twice) of beginning consonant sounds in a poem?

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alliteration

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Stanza

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A grouping of lines

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Which is an example of "alliteration?" Options: Sam slowly slips on the slide., I went to the store., The Cat in the Hat, Who is the king of the classroom?

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Sam slowly slips on the slide.

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Which is an example of "onomatopoeia?"

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Swish!

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This is a... (Options: metaphor, simile, rhyme, poem)

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simile