4/24/2025 Literary Terms Review

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What is a soliloquy?

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A speech in a play in which a character, who is alone on the stage, speaks his or her thoughts.

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What is imagery?

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Words and phrases used to help a reader imagine with the senses.

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True or False: All poems must rhyme.

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False.

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What is a stanza?

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, set apart from others with a line of space.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison of two unlike things by saying that one thing is a dissimilar object or thing.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two unlike 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 sequence of words.

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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 couplet?

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Two consecutive lines of poetry that usually rhyme.

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What is a refrain?

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A repeated line or group of lines in a poem, often at the end of a stanza.