Elements of Poetry and Figurative Language

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What is figurative language?

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Using expressions with a different meaning than the literal interpretation.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that sounds like what it means (ex: boom).

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What is rhyme?

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Words that end in the same sound (ex: hat and cat).

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How are summaries written?

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Summaries are written in your own words.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' (ex: Hope is the thing with feathers).

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words (ex: She sells sea shells by the sea shore).

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as' (ex: As brave as a lion).

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What are sound devices in poetry?

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Techniques used to create musical effects in poetry, such as rhyme, alliteration, and onomatopoeia.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images for the reader.

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts (ex: The wind whispered through the trees).