Poetry Assessment #1

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What is a Haiku?

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A traditional form of Japanese poetry consisting of three lines with a syllable pattern of 5-7-5.

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How many syllables are in a traditional Haiku?

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Seventeen syllables.

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What is a hyperbole?

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An exaggeration used for effect.

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What literary device is used in the phrase 'knowledge like a mountain'?

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Simile.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, often by stating that one thing is another.

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human things or abstract ideas.

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What is a simile?

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

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.

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What are feelings in a bio poem?

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Emotions or sentiments expressed about the subject of the poem.

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What is alliteration?

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