Poetry Review English 2 RRHS - Anderson

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A group of lines in a poem is called

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stanza

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Using words with the same beginning sound to highlight keywords, make a poem memorable, or create a feeling or mood is called

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alliteration

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The musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables is called

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rhythm

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Using words that have the same (or very similar) ending sound is called

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rhyme

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The use of words that vividly describe a sound (the word mimics the sound) so that readers can clearly "hear" them is called

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onomatopoeia

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A comparison of two different things using "like" or "as" is called

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simile

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A figure of speech that offers an exaggerated or extravagant statement (that is not meant to be taken literally) in order to highlight a point is called

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hyperbole

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A figure of speech that gives human-like characteristics to an abstract idea or non-human thing is called

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personification

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A direct comparison of two unlike things that does NOT use like or as (x=y) is called

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metaphor

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A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.

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allusion