Poetry Terms

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive writing that appeals to the 5 senses.

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What is tone?

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The way in which an author says something.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.

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What is a metaphor?

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Comparing two things without using like or as.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison between two things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What is a stanza?

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A group of lines in a poem, often separated by a space.

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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.

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What is personification?

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Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things.

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What is a theme in poetry?

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The central idea or message conveyed in a poem.