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Stanzas
Poetry Slam
100
the poet's choice of words
What is diction
100
using exaggeration for effect
What is hyperbole
100
giving human characteristics to inanimate objects
What is personification
100
eight lines
What is octave
100
these began in what year...
What is 1984
200
poetry that does not contain rhyme
What is free verse
200
the feeling a word gives
What is connotation
200
the voice talking to us in a poem
What is the speaker
200
four line
What is quatrain
200
how many rounds are usually in a poetry slam?
What is three
300
the attitude the writer/poet takes toward his/her subject
What is tone
300
when the word itself suggests its meaning
What is onomatopoeia
300
a comparison between two unlike things with the use of words such as like, as, or than
What is simile
300
three line
What is triplet
300
What is the poet's main goal?
What is audience appeal
400
a group of lines that form a division of a poem
What is a stanza
400
language that appeals to the senses
What is imagery
400
language that is not intended to be interpreted literally
What is figurative language
400
five line
What is quintet
400
Poetry slams are becoming popular in these areas...
What are urban areas
500
dictionary definition of the word
What is denotation
500
a device that gives a poem a rich texture of sound which is pleasurable in itself and which also enhances the poem's meaning
What are sound patterns
500
repetition of similar sounds, consonants, or consonant clusters in a line of poetry
What is alliteration
500
six line
What is sestet
500
Typically, the winner receives...
What is the title