Poetry Terms Review

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What is personification?

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A literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is free verse?

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Poetry that doesn't have a regular rhyme or meter.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Words that imitate the sounds they describe, such as 'bang' or 'meow.'

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What is rhyme?

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Patterns of words that sound the same, often used at the end of lines in poetry.

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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 a stanza?

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas.

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What is sensory language?

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Descriptive language that engages the senses and creates vivid imagery.

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What is connotation?

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The implied or suggested meaning of a word, beyond its literal definition.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'