ELA FAST VOCABULARY REVIEW

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What does analyzing for STRUCTURE in poetry involve?

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Looking for rhyme scheme, stanzas and lines, quatrains and couplets - all the above.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison of two different things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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When human qualities are given to nonliving objects.

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Give an example of personification.

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On a hot summer day, flowers begging for water.

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What is figurative language?

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Words used imaginatively to express ideas that are not literally true, conveying complex meanings.

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What is alliteration?

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

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is an antonym?

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A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.