How is onomatopoeia defined? 

• the use of words that imitate sounds
• the use, more than once, of an element of language—a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence
• the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in spoken or written language
• a word or phrase that appeals to one or more of the five senses

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What is imagery?

• a word or phrase that appeals to one or more of the five senses
• the use of words that imitate sounds
• the use, more than once, of an element of language—a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence
• the imaginary voice a poet uses when writing a poem

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What is a sound device? 

• technique used by writers to give musical effects to their writing
• the imaginary voice a poet uses when writing a poem
• a group of lines in poetry that are usually similar in length and pattern and are separated by spaces
• the central message in a literary work

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What is a stanza?

• a group of lines in poetry that are usually similar in length and pattern and are separated by spaces
• the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in spoken or written language
• a difference between people or things that are being compared

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What is repetition?

• the use, more than once, of an element of language—a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence
• the imaginary voice a poet uses when writing a poem
• the central message in a literary work
• the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in spoken or written language

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What is rhythm?

• the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in spoken or written language
• the use, more than once, of an element of language—a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence
• the use of words that imitate sounds
• a conclusion you draw about something that is not directly stated

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What is alliteration?

• the repetition of initial consonant sounds
• description that appeals to the five senses
• a poem’s rhythmical pattern
• a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

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A poem with a shape that suggests its subject is which form of poetry? 

• concrete poem
• ballad
• free verse
• limerick

What is a haiku?

• a three-line Japanese verse form of poetry that describes something in nature
• a song-like poem that tells a story
• a humorous, rhyming five-line poem with a specific meter and rhyme scheme

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What is a lyric poem?

• a highly musical verse that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker; and creates a single, unified impression
• a humorous, rhyming five-line poem with a specific meter and rhyme scheme
• a three-line Japanese verse form of poetry that describes something in nature

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