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a group of lines forming the basic unit of a poem...
a. lines
b. stanzas
c. paragraphs |
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A comparison without using like or as
This assignment was a breeze.
His voice is music to my ears.
a. assonance
b. metaphor
c. repetition |
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Which poetry style does NOT have fixed rules, rhyme, or conventional spelling?
a. organic
b. traditional
c. stanza |
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Let me see redemption win
Let me know the struggle ends
That you can mend a heart that's frail and torn
I wanna know the sun can rise
from the ashes of a broken life
And all that's dead inside can be reborn
Cause I'm worn
Rhyme Scheme? --Write it out |
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Similarity of sounds between words or the ending of a word
a. lines
b. alliteration
c. rhyme |
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the repetition of vowel sounds in words that do not end with the same consonant
Men sell the wedding bells
a. consonance
b. alliteration
c. assonance |
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un-human objects having human characteristics or taking on human person
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
a. simile
b. personification
c. hyperbole |
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a sound, word, or phrase that is repeated for emphasis or unity
Because I do not hope to turn again Because I do not hope Because I do not hope to turn....
a. metaphor
b. alliteration
c. repetition |
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Which type of poetry form follows fixed rules, usually has rhyme scheme, and has set number of lines?
a. organic
b. traditional
c. stanza |
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the feeling that a poem creates for the reader
a. tone
b. mood
c. symbol |
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the repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of words
The lies that slither and slather
a. assonance
b. consonance
c. simile |
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A word or object that has its own meaning and represents another word, idea, or object
a. personification
b. symbol
c. alliteration |
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the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of the words
Let firm friendship betoken our love's blueprint
a. metaphor
b. simile
c. alliteration |
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a word whose sound imitates its meaning or sounds like what the word itself means
water plops into pond
splish-splash downhill
a. onomatopoeia
b. personification
c. simile |
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comparison using like or as
An emerald is as green as grass A ruby red as blood A sapphire shines as blue as heaven
a. personification
b. assonance
c. simile |
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exaggeration for emphasis or humorous effect
I have a million things to do.
a. consonance
b. simile
c. hyperbole |
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the attitude a poet takes toward his/her subject
a. tone
b. mood
c. assonance |
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uses the five senses
a. tone
b. mood
c. imagery |
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