Exploring Poetic Devices in Literature

Front

Which literary device is defined as "a group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph in prose"?

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Stanza

Front

What is the term for the repetition of the final sound in multiple words?

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Rhyme

Front

Which device refers to the pattern of rhyme in a poem, often indicated by letters such as ABAB or ABBA?

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Rhyme scheme

Front

What is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry called?

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Rhythm

Front

Which type of poetry does not have a fixed rhyme or metre?

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Free Verse

Front

When human characteristics are given to non-human things, which device is being used?

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Personification

Front

Which literary device is an exaggeration used to highlight a particular point?

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Hyperbole

Front

What is it called when something represents something else beyond its literal meaning?

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Symbolism

Front

A comparison between two things using “like” or “as” is known as:

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Simile

Front

Which device uses language that evokes the reader's senses to paint a picture in the mind?

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Imagery