Poetry

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What is poetry?

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Poetry is a type of writing that expresses feelings, thoughts, and ideas.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a direct comparison between two unlike things.

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What is rhyme?

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Rhyme refers to words that end in the same sound, such as 'bat', 'cat', 'sat', and 'rat'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human qualities to nonliving things, like saying 'the leaves danced in the wind'.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as', e.g., 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses, creating a mental picture.

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What is the purpose of a stanza in poetry?

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A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose, that organizes thoughts.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, e.g., 'She sells sea shells'.

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What is an ode?

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An ode is a type of poem that expresses praise or admiration for a person, place, or thing.