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The repetition of the same letter or similar sounds at the beginning of words
What is Alliteration
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A type of literature that is written in meter
What is Poetry
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Type of poem in which two things are compared WITHOUT using the words "like" or "as"
What is a Metaphor Poem
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Give an example of a Rhyme
What is Cat/Hat (Correct responses will vary)
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The word "Alliteration" has this many syllables in it
What is five
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The occurrence of the same or similar sounds at the end of two or more words
What is Rhyme
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A poem that tells a story
What is a Narrative
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A five line poem in which the number of syllables per line are counted
What is a Cinquain
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Give an example of Alliteration
What is Happy Haskell (Correct responses will vary)
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The name of the poet on the sample famous poet biography paper that I created
Who is Wiliam Shakespeare
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A figure of speech in which two things are compared using the word "like" or "as"
What is Simile
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In a poem, a pair of lines that are the same length and usually rhyme and form a complete thought
What is a Couplet
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A five line poem that normally rhymes and is usually funny
What is a Limerick
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Give an example of a Simile
What is run like your hair is on fire (Correct responses will vary)
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The difference between a metaphor and a simile
What is a simile uses "like" or "as" to compare two things while a metaphor doesn't
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A figure of speech in which things or abstract ideas are given person-like qualities
What is Personification
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A stanza or poem of four lines
What is a Quatrain
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DAILY DOUBLE!!! A type of poetry in which a photo is used as the main focus of writing the poem
What is Phoetry (Photo-Poetry)
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Give an example of Personification
What is the tree waved at me (Correct responses will vary)
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The name of two famous poets (can't include the name of the poet that I created the sample biography for)
Who are any two famous poets besides William Shakespeare
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A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis
What is Hyperbole
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DAILY DOUBLE!!! The arrangement of a line of poetry by the number of syllables and the rhythm of accented syllables
What is Meter
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A poem which is made up of syllables in the order 5-7-5
What is a Haiku
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Give an example of a Hyperbole
What is I waited in line forever (Correct responses will vary)
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The empashis or stress given to a syllable or word
What is Accent