Poetry Term Flashcard Review

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What is personification?

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Giving human qualities to something that isn't human.

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What is meter in poetry?

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A pattern of beats or syllables in a line of poetry, consisting of stressed and unstressed beats that set the rhythm.

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What is repetition in poetry?

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A single word or phrase used multiple times in short succession for effect, purposefully used to support the meaning or point of the poem.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are in close proximity to each other.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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The use of words that mimic the sounds they describe.

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What is assonance?

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The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.

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What is a stanza?

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas.

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What is a symbol in poetry?

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A word or phrase that represents something beyond its literal meaning.

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What is end rhyme?

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A rhyme that occurs at the end of lines in poetry.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem, often described using letters to indicate which lines rhyme.