Poetry Review

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison of two unlike things stating that one thing IS the other.

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What is hyperbole?

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An outrageous exaggeration made to emphasize a point.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two unlike things using LIKE or AS.

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What is alliteration?

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Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words that are close together.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing, like 'boom'.

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human things.

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

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What is a pun?

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A form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term for humorous or rhetorical effect.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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