Poetry Review

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What is the purpose of Poetry?

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To express strong feelings/emotions.

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What type of figurative language is the following sentence: 'She is as beautiful as a rose.'

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Simile.

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What is a stanza?

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Lines grouped together like a paragraph.

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What is a metaphor?

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Comparing two unlike things but with similar qualities without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is rhyme?

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Words that have the same ending sound.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is personification?

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Giving human qualities to non-human 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 rhythm in poetry?

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The pattern of sounds and beats in a poem.

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What is a line break?

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A pause or stop in a line of poetry, indicating a new line.