Figurative Language & Poetry

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What is an onomatopoeia?

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A word that resembles the sound it makes.

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What is a simile?

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

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What is personification?

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A type of figurative language that gives human characteristics to non-human things.

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What is an allusion?

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A direct or indirect reference to something historical, literary, religious, or mythical.

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What is a metaphor?

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A direct comparison of two unlike things.

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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 alliteration?

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

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images.

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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.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem.