Structure
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What is a Haiku?
Repetition of the first letter in a series of words.
What is alliteration?
Calling something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
What is an allusion?
Direct comparison using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
Ha's favorite food.
What is papaya?
A poem that elevates, praises, or glorifies a person, event, or thing.
What is an ode?
The repetition of the final sounds in a line.
What is rhyme?
The use of symbols to represent a larger idea or quality.
What is symbolism?
Direct comparison without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
Repetition of internal consonant sounds.
What is consonance?
The poetic equivalent of a paragraph.
What is stanza?
A word that represents a sound.
What is onomatopoeia?
Visually descriptive language which paints an image in the reader's mind.
What is imagery?
Giving human characteristics to a non-human entity.
What is personification?
Pattern or flow of sounds in the poem.
What is rhythm?
A poem focused on storytelling; includes the conventions of a plot.
What is narrative?
The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of line throughout a piece.
What is anaphora?
The author's feelings or opinions about the topic.
What is tone?
Exaggerated statements or claims.
What is hyperbole?
Arrangement of words in regularly measured, patterned, or rhythmic lines; rhythm in poetry.
What is meter?
What is freeform?
Repetition of internal vowel sounds.
What is assonance?
How the author wants you to feel; your emotional reaction; atmosphere.
What is mood?
Common expression or turn of phrase.
What is an idiom?
A group of stressed and unstressed syllables.
What is feet?