Poetry Terms Flashcard Notes 1 - 4 VanderVeen 2025

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Stanza in poetry

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A group of lines in a poem

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Which of the following is an example of assonance? Sally Sold Seashells, He was a lion in battle, The world's a stage, Babble, bubble, pebble

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Babble, bubble, pebble

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What is the purpose of an extended metaphor in poetry?

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To go several lines or the entire length of a work

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Which of the following is an example of personification?

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The butterflies in the meadow seemed to two-step with one another

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that imitate the sound they are naming

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Example of a symbol in poetry: Buzz, Water = New Life, The waffle jumped up out of the toaster, The news took me by surprise

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Water = New Life

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Alliteration in poetry

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Repetition of consonant sounds

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What is the purpose of using hyperbole in poetry?

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To create deliberate exaggeration for emphasis

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What is the role of the poet in a poem?

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To express ideas, feelings, or tell a story in a specific form

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A single line of poetry

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verse