Characteristics of a Poem
Figurative Language
Figurative Language Continued
100
Rhyme, repetition, and rhythm 
What are the three R's of poetry?
100
Language that simply states the facts as they are
Whats is literal language? 
100

is a phrase that is often repeated and has become kind of meaningless

What is a cliche?
200

a series of lines grouped together and separated by an empty line

What is a stanza?
200

a comparison made between things which are essentially not alike. 

What is a metaphor?
200

A figure of speech where one thing is replaced with a word that is closely associated with it

What is metonymy?
300
A poem with 5 lines
What is a cinquain?
300

When something that is not human is given human-like qualities

What is personification?
300

when words that start with the same sound are used close together in a phrase or sentence

What is alliteration?
400
A poem with 7 lines
a septet
400

When the name of an action imitates the sound associated with it

What is onomatopoeia? 
400

When you repeat a vowel sound in a phrase 

What is assonance?
500

a poem that tells a story; its structure resembles the plot line of a story

what is a narrative poem?
500

a figure of speech using a word or words that are a part to represent a whole

What is synecdoche?
500

a pleasing sounding caused by the repetition of consonant sounds within sentences, phrases, or in poems

What is consonance? 
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