Poetry

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Two words that have the same ending sound are called

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rhyme

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A sonnet has how many lines?

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14

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What is meter in poetry?

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the 'beat' of the poem

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What is the author's or speaker's attitude toward the subject of the poem?

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tone

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The ideas and feelings associated with a word (positive, negative, or neutral) is the ________.

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connotation

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What is a stanza?

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A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

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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 unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is the theme of a poem?

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The central idea or message conveyed by the poem.