Poetry Review

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When two or more words match in the same last sound they...

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rhyme

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Rhythm in a poem is its...

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beat or cadence

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When two words in the same line have the same starting sound (such as previous price) it is called...

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alliteration

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"Our defensive line was a rock wall last night" is a directly stated comparison which is called a...

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metaphor

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What is an onomatopoeia?

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An onomatopoeia is a word that attempts to spell out a sound, such as "meow" or "Bam!".

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The personal opinion of the speaker is called the...

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point of view

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The voice of the poem (usually not the poet) is also called the...

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speaker

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The tone of a poem is the...

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feelings the speaker has about a subject

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The mood of a poem is the...

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feelings of a READER of a poem

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Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects is called...

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personification