Poetry

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What are sound devices in poetry?

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Sound devices are techniques used in poetry to create musical effects, such as rhythm and rhyme.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the beginning letter sound in a series of words.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by saying one thing IS another.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device that assigns human qualities to non-living things.

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What is the speaker of a poem?

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The speaker is the voice or persona that narrates the poem, not necessarily the author.

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What is rhyme in poetry?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in a poem.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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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 and creates mental images.

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What is a stanza?

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