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A. Literary Terms and their definitions #1
B. Literary Terms and their definitions #2
C. types of poetry
D. examples of literary terms #1
E. examples of literary terms #2
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comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
100
a word agreeing with another terminal sound?
What is rhyme?
100
a 3 line Japanese poem about nature
What is a Haiku?
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moor and door... thigh and sky
What is rhyme?
100
crack! boom! tic-toc
What is onomatopoeia?
200
a comparison without using like or as
What is a metaphor?
200
giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects
What is personification?
200

The type of poetry written by Langston Hughes

What is ajazz poetry?

200
"as smooth as a baby's bottom"
What is a simile?
200
"the moon was a ghostly galleon"
What is a metaphor?
300
repetition of a consonant sound
What is alliteration?
300

When an author uses the same word or phrase more than once in a poem.

What is repetition?

300

a poem that is free from normal language rules

What is freeverse?

300
a heart stands for love
What is symbolism?
300
the cow jumped over the moon; the dish ran away with the spoon
What is personification?
400
a great exaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
400
formation of a word by imitation of a sound made
What is onomatopoeia?
400
a short, witty, humorous poem that has a rhyme pattern of AABBA
What is a limerick?
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"he whistled a tune to the window, and who should be waiting there..."
What is alliteration? (consonance)
400
"I've told you a million times..."
What is a hyperbole?
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the representation of something for something else
What is symbolism?
500

The organization of rhymes in a poem.

What is rhyme scheme?

500

this is a type of poem that rhymes, tells a story, and uses imagery

What is a ballad?

500

"The woods are lovely dark and deep/ But I have promises to keep/ And miles to go before I sleep/ and miles to go before I sleep."

What is repetition?

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"Its raining cats and dogs"

What is an idiom?