Poetry, Drama, and Prose Review

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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 the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'as brave as a lion'.

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What does the phrase 'I am as hungry as a bear' mean?

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It means the speaker is incredibly hungry.

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What is the 'beat' of a poem called?

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The 'beat' of a poem is called rhythm.

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What is rhyme in poetry?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds in the final syllables of lines in poems.

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What is prose?

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Prose is written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure, as opposed to poetry.

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What is drama?

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Drama is a mode of fictional representation through dialogue and performance.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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What are stanzas in poetry?

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Stanzas are groups of lines in a poem, similar to paragraphs in prose.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis.

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What is the purpose of imagery in poetry?

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Imagery uses descriptive language to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind.