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Define Point of View
The angle from which a story is told.
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He is as sly as a fox is an example of this poetic device.
What is simile.
100
"Celery, raw Develops the jaw, But celery, stewed, Is more quietly chewed." is an example of this poetic device.
What is rhyme?
100
"I move fast like a cheetah on the Serengeti." is an example of this poetic device.
What is a simile?
100
"Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams" is an example of this mood.
What is serious or thoughtful?
200
Poetry written in the first person uses these pronouns.
What is "I", "me" or "we"?
200
"I left a million wrappers in one class." is an example of this poetic device.
What is hyperbole?
200

“They made her a grave, too cold and damp 

For a soul so warm and true; 

And she’s gone to the Lake of the Dismal Swamp, 

Where, all night long, by a fire-fly lamp, 

She paddles her white canoe.

What is the rhyme scheme?

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"You are an ant, while I'm the lion." is an example of this poetic device.
What is a metaphor?
200

"The cow is of the bovine ilk; One end is moo, the other, milk" is an example of this mood.

What is humorous?

300
Poetry that uses "you" as a point of view, is written in this person.
What is second person?
300
"Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light." The "good night" represents or symbolizes this.
What is death?
300
What is rhythm?
Another word for beat
300
What is "Five females finding sales at retail." an example of this poetic device.
What is an alliteration?
300
"I will not be a zombie or some other horrid creature. No, this year I'll be much, much worse... I'm dressing as a teacher." is an example of this mood.
What is funny?
400
"...The wind sings in its turnings, the water murmurs as it goes,..." is written from this point of view.
What is third person limited point of view?
400
"Out of reach, I pull out with a screech." is an example of which poetic devices?
What is onomatopoeia or rhyme?
400
"Peter picked a peck of pickled peppers..."
What is alliteration.
400
"Trash piled to the sky" is an example of this poetic device.
What is hyperbole?
400
"But what if the sky forever turned gray, And the moon and the sun just faded away? What if the stars could never shine? What if I changed this world of mine?" is an example of this mood.
What is serious or sad?
500
"...He wanted to help her down the stairs. Mrs. Smith ...was determined to do this on her own, to prove she wasn't a helpless old lady . . ." is an example of this point of view.
What is third person omniscient point of view?
500
" The clouds presented a parade of animals" is an example of this poetic device.
What is imagery or personification.
500
"No I do not want a kitten, No cute cuddly kitty-poo, No more long hair in my cornflakes No more ..." an example of this poetic device.
What is repetition?
500
In "Beauty and the Beast" "the clock said to Belle..." is an example of this poetic device.
What is personification?
500

"I think my hair is falling out. My elbow’s bent, my spine ain’t straight, My temperature is one-o-eight. My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear, There’s a hole inside my ear." is an example of this mood.

What is lighthearted?