Poetry Devices

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What is a huge exaggeration in poetry called?

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Hyperbole

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What is the repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of neighboring words?

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Alliteration

Front

What do you call a group of lines within a poem, similar to a paragraph in a story?

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Stanza

Front

What is the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in neighboring words?

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Assonance

Front

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

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Denotation

Front

What is the use of language that appeals to the senses in poetry?

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Imagery

Front

What is the emotional attitude of the author towards the subject called?

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Tone

Front

What is the repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity called?

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Consonance

Front

What is a short poem that expresses personal feelings called?

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Lyric

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile